http://www.bicusa.org/en/Issue.13.aspx The latest news on Transparency at the ADB from the Bank Information Center 10 http://www.infodev.org/images/infodev.gif http://www.bicusa.org/en/Issue.13.aspx This is one of several articles spotlighting the findings of a BIC commissioned study by Lalitha Kamath and Vinay Baindur. Findings reveal how India's urban poor are meted out injustice as local needs are left unaddressed. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.11413.aspx Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.11413.aspx Money for urban infrastructure in India is being spent on megaprojects that benefit only a tiny, wealthy minority of the population, while access to basic services like clean water and health facilities remains rare. A new report by Vinay Baindur and Lalitha Kamath shows how governance of the World Bank and Asian Development Bank allows privileged access to money for some while the poorest are left in the dust. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.11410.aspx Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:09:42 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.11410.aspx Civil society access to information is often impeded by the Asian Development Bank. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3854.aspx Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:34:56 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3854.aspx On July 8-9, 2008, Indonesian NGOs held a two day workshop in Bandung, West Java on the ADB’s pipeline Integrated Citarum Water Resource Management (ICWRM) Project. The occasion marked the launch of the Peoples Alliance for Citarum (Aliansi Rakyat untuk Citarum-ARUM). http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3850.aspx Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:54:32 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3850.aspx In a Statement issued June 17, the Ethnic Community Development Forum (ECDF) of Burma cautioned the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) against any engagement with Burma's military rulers in the post-Cyclone Nargis scenario given the human rights situation in the country. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3818.aspx Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:33:10 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3818.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 In a recent sign-on statement, multiple civil society organizations rejected the Asian Development Bank's new strategy, arguing that it will push for more private sector involvement in development and lead to more harmful impacts on services, livelihoods, food security and the environment. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3753.aspx Tue, 06 May 2008 14:37:09 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3753.aspx At the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) annual meeting, the Bank's Long-term Strategic Framework and the global food crisis tops the agenda. Civil society groups attending the meeting have criticized the ADB's pursuit of private sector development at the expense of poverty-alleviation efforts and community and environmental interests. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3750.aspx Mon, 05 May 2008 10:05:53 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3750.aspx A confidential report by the Asian Development Bank's evaluation unit reveals that the Bank is violating its own rules by investing more in private equity firms than it is allowed. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3744.aspx Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:51:34 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3744.aspx While the U.S. remains committed to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and its mission of reducing poverty in Asia, objections to the Bank's lending policies and its function are causing concerns that U.S. funding commitments could be cut because of the dispute. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3741.aspx Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:01:29 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3741.aspx This update provides the most recent information regarding the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank held in Madrid, Spain from May 3-6. It also includes the activities of civil society organizations taking place during the meeting. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3740.aspx Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:45:11 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3740.aspx The new strategic framework of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been criticised by civil society groups as being anti-poor and vulnerable to corruption. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3732.aspx Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:55:38 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3732.aspx One World Trust’s 2007 report identifies vital accountability standards for global actors. Ratings of policies and systems, however, do not reflect the most critical dimension of accountability: on-the-ground practice. Asian groups disagree with top scores for ADB. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3598.aspx Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3598.aspx Working session aims to update the Indonesian civil society organizations and movements on the old and new trends in the governance and operations of the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as they relate to Indonesia. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3594.aspx Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3594.aspx The NGO Forum on ADB, on October 24 and 25, raised several issues with the ADB around the review of its Safeguard Policies. The ADB responded by agreeing to change dates of two regional consultations and to provide Vietnamese and Bahasa translations of the Consultation Draft. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3562.aspx Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:04:31 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3562.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.3552.aspx Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3552.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.3500.aspx Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:24:56 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3500.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.3499.aspx Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:57:10 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3499.aspx The Asian Development Bank is contemplating changing mission its from “poverty reduction” to “inclusive, environmental friendly growth” and promoting “regional economic integration” as it tries to re-invent itself for the “New Asia.” http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3486.aspx Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:25:11 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3486.aspx The Asian Development Bank has completed the consultation process on its draft Energy Strategy. Civil society organizations from throughout the region have called on the ADB to incorporate current international best practices in sector, and at minimum to adopt the principles of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3461.aspx Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:54:54 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3461.aspx The Asian Development Bank released a draft of its proposed Energy Strategy on May 28 for a sixty day comment period ending July 27, 2007. Civil society groups will engage with ADB but want to see more iterations of draft. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3391.aspx Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:56:07 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3391.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 The report will guide the organization's work in Cambodia, Thailand, Burma, Vietnam, China, Laos and Indonesia. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3065.aspx Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:09:51 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3065.aspx Board minutes, draft country strategy and policy documents, and environmental and social monitoring reports should now be publicly available. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2336.aspx Thu, 15 Sep 2005 17:40:40 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2336.aspx While not all recommendations from civil society were incorporated into the new PCP, tables reveal that new Policy would not have as many improvements if CSOs had not intervened. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2229.aspx Fri, 29 Jul 2005 15:17:22 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2229.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 ADB urged to recognize affected communities as one of the primary target audiences of its communications policy, as done in initial drafts. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2087.aspx Mon, 25 Apr 2005 15:59:16 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2087.aspx Working Paper is now available for public comment for a 30-day period, after which it will be revised and submitted to the Board as a Restricted Paper for final approval. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1853.aspx Thu, 23 Dec 2004 16:56:53 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1853.aspx The Working Paper will be available for public comment for a 30 day period after which it will be revised and submitted to the Board as a Restricted Paper for final approval. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1849.aspx Tue, 14 Dec 2004 18:01:52 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1849.aspx Civil society organizations send joint comments to the ADB on the second draft of its Public Communications Policy. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1772.aspx Mon, 29 Nov 2004 14:57:39 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1772.aspx After a series of 13 face-to-face consultations, the ADB released a second draft of its Public Communications Policy (PCP) on October 26, 2004. This draft is open for comments until November 24th. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1714.aspx Wed, 03 Nov 2004 13:04:05 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1714.aspx An article from The Daily Star, Dhaka, highlights civil society criticism of ADB policies ... http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1524.aspx Tue, 20 Jul 2004 11:02:27 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1524.aspx http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1463.aspx Fri, 28 May 2004 15:04:38 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1463.aspx http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1443.aspx Wed, 05 May 2004 09:55:36 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1443.aspx http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1386.aspx Thu, 08 Apr 2004 14:10:17 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1386.aspx http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1377.aspx Wed, 24 Mar 2004 15:25:56 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1377.aspx In a rare glimpse into the internal debates of one of the most secretive multilateral development banks, FT printed a full-page article highlighting controversial opinions within the Asian Development Bank on transparency and the future direction of the institution. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1340.aspx Fri, 05 Mar 2004 09:23:46 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1340.aspx http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1334.aspx Thu, 04 Mar 2004 14:33:08 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1334.aspx