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The Bank Information Center partners with civil society in developing and transition countries to influence the World Bank and other international financial institutions to promote social and economic justice and ecological sustainability. More about BIC
In the Spotlight IF-Eye Newsletter #34 Read about a massive increase in fossil fuel lending by the World Bank and a new book that explains the socio-environmental problems of a major hydroelectric project in Brazil. More Tools for Activists BIC's information and advocacy guide to the World Bank Group is now availble in Hindi and Bahasa Indonesian. More BIC's new Handbook for Advocacy on Extractive Industry Revenues BIC has recently released its new user’s guide to the IMF “Guide on Resource Revenue Transparency" More Major new book on the Madeira Complex "Aguas Turvas" explains the contradictions of the Hydroelectric Complex and the hydroways of the Madeira River. More Civil Society Guide to IFI Policy Reviews Updated information on consultation documents, important dates, civil society analyses and more. More Ongoing Initiatives IFIWatchNet Connecting organisations monitoring international financial institutions. Open BICECA Protecting the biological and cultural diversity of the Andes-Amazon. Open IFI Transparency Resource An extensive information tool on transparency at the International Financial Institutions (IFIs). Open We're hiring! Intern for our Asia program. Open	Updates RSS Independent Report questions integrity of ASEAN assessment of Burma damages 24 July 2008 A new report released by an independent researcher from the Burmese community says that many victims of Cyclone Nargis are still not getting adequate relief material from international aid groups, including the United Nations agencies. Read more World Bank’s lending for fossil fuel skyrockets as it positions itself as the “climate bank” 23 July 2008 As the World Bank prepares to launch two new climate investment funds at the upcoming G8 summit, and positions itself as the "climate bank," new statistics developed by the Bank Information Center show that the World Bank's private sector arm, the International Financial Corporation (IFC), increased its lending for fossil fuel projects by a staggering 165% in FY2008. Taken as a whole, the World Bank Group increased its fossil-fuel lending by 60% in the same period. Read more Weekly roundup: IFIs in the news 18 July 2008 The "Weekly Roundup" is a compilation of select news articles, blogs or other media concerning the international financial institutions from the past week. Read more Tragic accident in Brazil: Movement for Dam-Affected People among victims 18 Jul 2008 Civil society groups frustrated over ADB denials 18 Jul 2008 U.S. Congress launches World Bank Caucus 17 Jul 2008 EIB expands its operations to Central Asia 17 Jul 2008 IMF working group drafts guidelines for sovereign wealth funds 17 Jul 2008 Indonesian NGOs consolidate advocacy strategy on ADB's Integrated Citarum Water Resource Management Project 16 Jul 2008 Weekly roundup: IFIs in the news 11 Jul 2008 World Bank signs new emission reductions purchase agreement in Egypt 8 Jul 2008 Election controversy raises questions for Mongolia’s mining sector 2 Jul 2008 BIC's new handbook for advocacy on extractive industry revenues 1 Jul 2008 More updates	Search Regions Africa Asia Europe/Central Asia Latin America Middle East and North Africa Institutions AfDB ADB Bank of the South EBRD IDB IFC IMF MIGA World Bank Key Issues Accountability Debt Energy & Extractive Industries Environmental & Social Policies IFI Governance Infrastructure Trade Transparency U.S. Government Oversight Stay Informed! Sign up for our e-newsletters. Sign up
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