G-20 Chair's Review Consultation on the Future of International Finance Institutions July 2009 to September 2009 DetailsOutputsDetails Leaders: Dirk Willem te Velde Team: Nick Highton, Isabella Massa, Heidi Tavakoli, Nick Scott Status: Active This project delivered a consultation of civil society, research, academic, government and private sector organisations in Low Income Countries (LICs), on behalf of the UK Government. The consultation aimed to gather views on the following question: How can the World Bank and IMF improve their responsiveness and adaptability to better support Low Income Countries through global crises? Outputs G-20 Chair Consultation of Low Income Countries - London Event - Public event - 17 August 2009 of 13 low-income country governments met in London on 17 August, as part of the consultation by UK Government, on the review requested by leaders at the G-20 Summit on improving the adaptability and responsiveness of the IFIs. Find out more G-20 Chair Consultation of Low-Income African Countries - Freetown Event - Workshop - 14 August 2009 of 29 low-income African governments met in Freetown on 14 August, as part of the consultation by UK Government, on the review requested by leaders at the G-20 Summit on improving the flexibility and adaptability of the IFIs. Find out more The “Web-based” G-20 Consultations on the adaptability and responsiveness of the International Financial Institutions Publication - Research reports and studies - 11 August 2009 Isabella Massa, Heidi Tavakoli, Dirk Willem te Velde, Nick Scott and Nick Highton As demand for IMF and World Bank programmes increases, ODI ran a web-based consultation on the adaptability and responsiveness of the IMF and the World Bank in LICs. This report provides a summary of the consultation. Download The G-20 review of the international financial institutions: your views count Opinion - Articles and blogs - 27 July 2009 The global financial and economic crisis is hitting low income countries (LICs) hard. LICs are facing several balance of payments shocks including reduced capital inflows, reduced exports, fewer remittances and pressures on aid. Development prospects of LICs are severely weakened. As a result, LICs are increasingly looking towards World Bank programmes to meet development goals and towards IMF programmes to play the counter-cyclical financing role. Read and comment View content in the Search Centre:Economic growthGlobal governanceGlobal
G-20 Chair Consultation of Low Income Countries - London Event - Public event - 17 August 2009 of 13 low-income country governments met in London on 17 August, as part of the consultation by UK Government, on the review requested by leaders at the G-20 Summit on improving the adaptability and responsiveness of the IFIs. Find out more
G-20 Chair Consultation of Low-Income African Countries - Freetown Event - Workshop - 14 August 2009 of 29 low-income African governments met in Freetown on 14 August, as part of the consultation by UK Government, on the review requested by leaders at the G-20 Summit on improving the flexibility and adaptability of the IFIs. Find out more
The “Web-based” G-20 Consultations on the adaptability and responsiveness of the International Financial Institutions Publication - Research reports and studies - 11 August 2009 Isabella Massa, Heidi Tavakoli, Dirk Willem te Velde, Nick Scott and Nick Highton As demand for IMF and World Bank programmes increases, ODI ran a web-based consultation on the adaptability and responsiveness of the IMF and the World Bank in LICs. This report provides a summary of the consultation. Download
The G-20 review of the international financial institutions: your views count Opinion - Articles and blogs - 27 July 2009 The global financial and economic crisis is hitting low income countries (LICs) hard. LICs are facing several balance of payments shocks including reduced capital inflows, reduced exports, fewer remittances and pressures on aid. Development prospects of LICs are severely weakened. As a result, LICs are increasingly looking towards World Bank programmes to meet development goals and towards IMF programmes to play the counter-cyclical financing role. Read and comment
