http://www.bicusa.org/en/Institution.8.aspx The latest news on the International Monetary Fund from the Bank Information Center 10 http://www.infodev.org/images/infodev.gif http://www.bicusa.org/en/Institution.8.aspx The "Weekly Roundup" is a compilation of select news articles, blogs or other media concerning the international financial institutions from the past week. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3848.aspx Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3848.aspx On July 9-10, 2008, the International Monetarty Funds’s (IMF) Working Group on Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) held a two-day meeting in Singapore to address concerns around SWFs and consider possible guidelines. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3849.aspx Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3849.aspx The "Weekly Roundup" is a compilation of select news articles, blogs or other media concerning the international financial institutions from the past week. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3841.aspx Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3841.aspx Bank Information Center has recently released it's new "Handbook for Advocacy on Extractive Industry Revenues: Good Practices and the IMF’s Guide on Resource Revenue Transparency." http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3836.aspx Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:34:41 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3836.aspx For the first time, the Europeans have decided to stay out of the bidding for the chair of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC). http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3835.aspx Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:58:36 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3835.aspx The "Weekly Roundup" is a compilation of select news articles, blogs or other media concerning the international financial institutions from the past week. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3826.aspx Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3826.aspx On June 24, 2008, the Jubilee Act passed the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The bill must now be considered and passed by the full U.S. Senate before it can go to the President and be signed into law. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3831.aspx Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3831.aspx The "Weekly Roundup" is a compilation of select news articles, blogs or other media concerning the international financial institutions from the past week. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3802.aspx Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3802.aspx The "Weekly Roundup" is a compilation of select news articles, blogs or other media concerning the international financial institutions from the past week. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3791.aspx Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3791.aspx Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Azerbaijan. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3792.aspx Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3792.aspx Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Kazakhstan. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3794.aspx Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3794.aspx Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in the Kyrgyz Republic. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3795.aspx Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3795.aspx Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Mongolia. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3796.aspx Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3796.aspx Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Georgia. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3797.aspx Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3797.aspx Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Russia. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3798.aspx Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3798.aspx The "Weekly Roundup" is a compilation of select news articles, blogs or other media concerning the international financial institutions from the past week. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3781.aspx Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3781.aspx The International Monetary Fund (IMF) lending is at an all time low, and the institution is forced to redefine its role as developing countries benefit from the availability of other sources of finance. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3783.aspx Wed, 28 May 2008 11:57:54 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3783.aspx This is a new feature from BIC! This "Weekly Roundup" is a compilation of select news articles, blogs or other media concerning the international financial institutions from the past week. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3779.aspx Fri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3779.aspx This is a new feature from BIC! This "Weekly Roundup" is a compilation of select news articles, blogs or other media concerning the international financial institutions from the past week. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3764.aspx Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3764.aspx Skyrocketing food prices have forced the international financial institutions (IFIs) to articulate responses to the situation. The World Bank has conjured a "New Deal for Global Food Policy" to pump agriculture-oriented loans and programs into Africa and to address emergency financing needs. The IMF has voiced concern over the likely macroeconomic shocks of the food crisis in low-income countries. But the Bretton Woods Institutions must wrestle with a legacy that helped set the stage for diminished food security in many low-income countries. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3763.aspx Fri, 09 May 2008 10:31:29 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3763.aspx This is a new feature from BIC! This "Weekly Roundup" is a compilation of select news articles, blogs or other media concerning the international financial institutions from the past week. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3762.aspx Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3762.aspx Less than a week after 591 employees at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) opted to take a buyout package, the IMF’s chief economist announced his resignation. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3761.aspx Wed, 07 May 2008 16:25:57 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3761.aspx This is a new feature from BIC! This "Weekly Roundup" is a compliation of select news articles, blogs or other media concerning the international financial institutions from the past week. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3749.aspx Fri, 02 May 2008 10:47:40 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3749.aspx As the International Monetary Fund (IMF) continues to face escalating deficits and a crisis of credibility, almost a quarter of its 2,400 full-time staff in Washington, D.C. have voluntarily applied for resignations. At the same time, the Board of Governors of the IMF has approved the proposed quota and voice reforms with a 92% majority vote. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3747.aspx Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3747.aspx Lea la edición especial de la Actualización de Bretton Woods, coproducida por Afrodad, Bank Information Center, Choike y Eurodad. Esta edición esta disponible también en ingles. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3733.aspx Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:41:44 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3733.aspx Read the special Spring Meetings edition of the Bretton Woods Update, co-produced with Afrodad, Bank Information Center, Choike, and Eurodad. The issue is also available in Spanish. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3724.aspx Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:18:31 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3724.aspx Jubilee USA Network heralded the passage by voice vote in the House Financial Services Committee of the Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation (HR 2634). The legislation calls on the US Treasury Department to negotiate at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank for an agreement for debt cancellation for up to 24 additional poor countries that need cancellation to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) but do not currently qualify for the current IMF/World Bank debt relief initiative. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3721.aspx Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:59:39 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3721.aspx South-North civil society call for the IMF to establish a consultations framework in its operations, premised on the automatic and timely disclosure of information. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3722.aspx Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3722.aspx Rising global food prices have led to outbreaks of civil unrest in West and Central Africa. While the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank plan their responses to the growing crisis, Cameroon, site of worst strife, relaxes IMF policies on wages and prices. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3702.aspx Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3702.aspx Although the U.S. Treasury has voiced its support for International Monetary Fund (IMF) gold sales under its own set of reform priorities, the ultimate leverage rests with the U.S. Congress. Civil society has started to conduct policy advocacy to the U.S. Congress, calling for the attachment of a number of key policy reforms for development in low-income countries. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3698.aspx Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:56:16 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3698.aspx Iraq’s renewed Stand-By Arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) includes macroeconomic policy reforms that may restrict fiscal space for public spending, particularly on the public wage bill. It also continues the deep involvement of international financial institutions in Iraq’s oil sector. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3671.aspx Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3671.aspx Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn attempts to fix the IMF’s fractured legitimacy and financial fiasco through an ambitious, opaque, and inaccessible "Interim Work Program." http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3664.aspx Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3664.aspx The World Bank President also spoke of the need to “speed up the process of clearing the arrears of countries that have fallen behind in payments to multilateral lenders.” http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3662.aspx Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:09:09 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3662.aspx http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3659.aspx Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:07:32 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3659.aspx A report issued by the Egyptian Central Auditing Organization accuses the Egyptian government of using misleading financial statistics. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3648.aspx Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:47:48 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3648.aspx On January 3, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released a report by its Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) on the use of structural conditionality in IMF programs. The IEO has a record of often making sharp criticisms of IMF practice, though its recommendations are sometimes criticized for being too moderate in relation to the severity of its critique. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3636.aspx Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:07:30 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3636.aspx In an exclusive interview with the Wall Street Journal, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the new Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), reveals plans for significant layoffs at the institution, by as many as 300-400 jobs. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3607.aspx Fri, 07 Dec 2007 10:11:06 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3607.aspx A prominent New York Times article describes how Malawi went from food aid recipient to regional food provider in just two years after re-introducing fertilizer subsidies for its low-income farmers. The move contravened years of policy guidance from the World Bank and IMF, which warn against such distortions of the “free market.” But donors find it hard to argue with success, especially because in violating what its wealthy benefactors in Europe and North America say, Malawi is doing precisely as they do. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3601.aspx Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:46:11 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3601.aspx Thousands of teachers and hundreds of nurses in Burundi went on strike last month to protest the government’s inability to meet its commitments to increase wages and improve working conditions. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3577.aspx Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3577.aspx The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced yesterday that it will write off Liberia's debt by securing $842 million from its own institutional reserves and donor country pledges. The move comes after the Fund endured heavy criticism in the international media last month for not following through on its commitment to Liberia, eighteen months after the country had met the IMF's stringent policy conditions. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3568.aspx Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3568.aspx For the first time, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has publicly disclosed the official terms of appointment for its new Managing Director, Dominique Strauss-Kahn. His terms include an annual salary of $420,930 (net of income taxes), an annual allowance of $75,350 for maintaining “a scale of living,” and the ability to resign from his position at any time. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3564.aspx Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:02:24 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3564.aspx A people's tribunal against the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and the Asian Development Bank was announced in Dhaka, Bangladesh yesterday, hours before World Bank President, Robert Zoellick's arrival in the country. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3559.aspx Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:34:52 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3559.aspx Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former Finance Minister of France, takes over as the new Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on November 1. DSK, as he is generally known, inherits an institution experiencing crises of legitimacy, identity, and solvency, yet is unlikely to implement real changes at the institution. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3554.aspx Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:49:45 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3554.aspx Robert Zoellick’s first World Bank annual meeting passed with little fanfare or flak – a marked contrast to the boisterous semi-annual meeting in April, when the pressure on his predecessor, Paul Wolfowitz, to resign reached a fever pitch. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3549.aspx Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3549.aspx Read the latest information on World Bank and civil society events organized around the upcoming IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings and how to get involved. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3484.aspx Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3484.aspx As yet another top post at the International Monetary Fund goes to a European, critics question the institution's committment to increasing the voice and representation of developing country constituencies in the Fund. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3528.aspx Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:51:38 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3528.aspx Controversial both inside and outside the institution, the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) strategy in low-income countries was debated at a recent panel that questioned whether or not the IMF should exit low-income countries. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3518.aspx Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3518.aspx The International Monetary Fund (IMF) today announced that Dominique Straus-Kahn will take over as managing director of the IMF beginning November 1, 2007. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3516.aspx Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3516.aspx The U.K. confirms its support of the EU nominee Dominique Strauss-Kahn for the leadership of the IMF; Luxembourg's prime minister assures a non-European leader in the future; and emerging countries such as India call out for real reform of governance in the IMF. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3483.aspx Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:22:54 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3483.aspx While western European countries continue to assert naming rights to run the IMF, Russia makes a surprise nomination. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3469.aspx Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3469.aspx http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3463.aspx Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:27:08 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3463.aspx China's "no-strings-attached" investments in Africa appear to many a welcome alternative to the conditional loans offered by the World Bank and IMF. But what consequences will China's growing involvement on the continent have for Africans? http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3460.aspx Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:21:03 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3460.aspx The Egyptian government is facing criticism from members of its parliament over plans to sell off the country’s publicly owned banks. The plan to privatize several national banks within the framework of an $8.7 billion financial sector reform program has the backing of the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the African Development Bank and US Agency for International Development. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3455.aspx Wed, 01 Aug 2007 22:39:57 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3455.aspx The U.S. backing of Dominique Strauss-Kahn will likely confirm his nomination to head the IMF, continuing the "old boy's club" tradition. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3452.aspx Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:12:28 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3452.aspx The IMF reports that the Lebanese government is "on track" in implementing its fiscal and economic reform agenda. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3442.aspx Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3442.aspx European countries are rushing to protect their patronage rights to name the head of the IMF after Rodrigo Rato's surprise resignation announcment just two weeks ago. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3434.aspx Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:34:49 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3434.aspx Will the International Monetary Fund learn from the recent World Bank crisis, and reform the outdated process through which European countries basically appoint the Managing Director? http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3430.aspx Sun, 08 Jul 2007 22:38:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3430.aspx Critics question whether the Fund has the expertise to engage countries emerging from conflict, and are concerned that the it might exert undue leverage over cash-strapped governments with little bargaining power. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3428.aspx Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3428.aspx In a message to IMF staff on Thursday, Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato announced he will step down after the 2007 Annual Meetings for personal reasons. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3416.aspx Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:24:02 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3416.aspx In his testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services earlier this week, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson discussed the need to upgrade global governance structures and operations. He also touched on U.S. and global economic developments, strategic economic dialogue with China, promoting open trade and investment, foreign direct investment, helping small businesses in Latin America and strengthening the international framework against illicit finance. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3411.aspx Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:20:13 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3411.aspx Critics maintain opposition to IMF tax proposals, call on government to demand equitable royalty rates for Zambia's lucrative copper mining. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3402.aspx Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:16:26 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3402.aspx Critics contend that even with the upcoming review of 60 mining contracts signed during the war and by the interim government, the Congolese stand to benefit little. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3399.aspx Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3399.aspx A new report documents the results of IMF macroeconomic policies on governments' ability to hire teachers. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3295.aspx Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:12:56 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3295.aspx Meg Lundsager was confirmed by the US Senate and is now the official US Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3232.aspx Fri, 06 Apr 2007 14:08:35 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3232.aspx Testimonies were presented by nominees Margrethe Lundsager, Eli Whitney Debevoise II and Curtis S. Chin to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and statements were followed by a question and answer period. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3212.aspx Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:47:14 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3212.aspx New report shows that IMF's lending in Africa is "confused, vague, lacks transparency and suffers from a large gap between rhetoric and practice." http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3269.aspx Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3269.aspx Read the latest information on World Bank and civil society events organized around the upcoming IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings and how to get involved. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3168.aspx Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:34:21 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3168.aspx US Treasury International Affairs Under-Secretary Timothy D. Adams announced his resignation on February 2, 2007. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3132.aspx Thu, 08 Feb 2007 11:27:08 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3132.aspx A panel of advisors is encouraging the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to use the capital earned from selling $6.6 billion dollars worth of its gold to invest in assets that would yield higher returns. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3124.aspx Fri, 02 Feb 2007 09:16:10 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3124.aspx BIC's Europe and Central Asia program has compiled an easy access source of information on International Financial Institution (IFI) disclosure policies and their weaknesses. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3082.aspx Tue, 09 Jan 2007 12:32:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3082.aspx A report published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged China to exercise caution while investing in Africa. The IMF expressed concern that the ever-increasing volume of Chinese loans with loose conditions to African countries could end up producing a "new wave of Africa debt." http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3062.aspx Tue, 19 Dec 2006 15:29:18 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3062.aspx Ghana’s Minister of Finance Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu announced this month that Ghana would not renew its Poverty Reduction Growth Facility (PRGF) concessional lending scheme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3053.aspx Mon, 18 Dec 2006 09:53:11 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3053.aspx Despite the Singapore Government's announcement that 22 previously-banned civil society representatives can now enter Singapore to attend the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings, the civil society boycott of the meetings continues. The International Peoples' Forum vs the IMF-World Bank released a statement outlining continuing concerns. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2953.aspx Mon, 18 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2953.aspx Over 160 organizations have signed a petition supporting a boycott of meetings to take place at the World Bank-IMF Annual Meetings in Singapore. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2948.aspx Fri, 15 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2948.aspx Read the latest information on World Bank and civil society events organized around the upcoming IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2890.aspx Mon, 11 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2890.aspx http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3417.aspx Fri, 11 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3417.aspx The IFI Policy Review Web page is a recent addition to the BIC website! This page is updated regularly to allow you to keep track of consultation documents, important dates, civil society analyses and more. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2107.aspx Tue, 14 Jun 2005 15:09:44 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2107.aspx