IFTI WATCH ARCHIVE - 2005

30 NOVEMBER 2005
EU Parliamentary Committee Rejects EIB Effort to Dodge Aarhus Rules
A committee of the European Union Parliament Nov. 22 rejected an effort by the European Investment Bank to be exempted from rules implementing the Aarhus Convention, the EU agreement that governs transparency policies for environmental-related activities. More >>

16 NOVEMBER 2005
IFC, EIB, IIC Make Few Concessions on Disclosure About Private Sector Projects
Three of the major international lenders with a mandate to finance private sector projects with public interest benefits are making few concessions to transparency. More >>

6 OCTOBER 2005
IMF Modifies Disclosure Policy to Address Deletions, Delay
The International Monetary Fund has taken steps that may reduce the number of deletions made in the publicly disclosed versions of its key reports about member countries, including the significant Article IV reports. More >>

14 SEPTEMBER 2005
Documents Spur Public Debate about World Bank Involvement in Awarding Contract for Delhi Water Deal
World Bank and Indian Anti-corruption Group Trade Charges about Bidding Process
Documents released recently under Delhi's freedom of information law raised a major public controversy over World Bank involvement in contract bidding and fueled a public debate over possible privatization of the Delhi water system. More >>

12 SEPTEMBER 2005
Best Practices on Transparency Among IFIs
The Asian Development Bank has pulled markedly ahead of other international financial institutions in its standards for disclosure and civic participation, but like its sister international organizations the ADB continues make slow progress when measured against the increasingly refined transparency agenda of critics. More >>

18 AUGUST 2005
WTO Offers 400 Audience Slots to Public for First Open Panel Hearings Next Month
The World Trade Organization announced Aug. 12 that it will allocate 400 places, on a first-come, first-served basis, for the public to observe the global trade body's first ever open hearing in a dispute case scheduled take place in mid-September. More >>

9 AUGUST 2005
EIB Declines to Release Ukranian Framework Agreement
The European Investment Bank has declined to release the text of a framework agreement recently signed with Ukrainian leaders. More >>

9 AUGUST 2005
Pakistan Newspaper Reports on Nonpublic World Bank Document
A newspaper in Pakistan has written about a nonpublic World Bank report evaluating ten years of World Bank activities in Pakistan and shedding light on the process of preparing such major evaluations. More >>

21 JULY 2005
EIB Announces Second Round for Transparency Policy Review
The European Investment Bank has committed to writing a second draft proposal on disclosure policy-expanding and extending its process for consultation and review after the first draft, and the process, came under criticism. More >>

1 JUNE 2005
Sen. Lugar Stresses Transparency in MDB Replenishment Legislation
The Republican chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Richard Lugar (R-Ind), has made transparency reforms the central focus of legislation that also would authorize U.S. contributions to five multilateral development banks. More >>

18 MARCH 2005
World Bank to Release Board Minutes, Make Other Modest Reforms
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors on March 8 approved the release of its minutes, but pulled back substantially from several other disclosure reforms that have been under discussion for months. More >>

18 JANUARY 2005
ADB Board Getting Briefed on Disclosure Policy Proposals
The executive directors of the Asian Development Bank on Jan. 21 will discuss a "working paper" outlining plans to revamp the ADB disclosure policy that critics say remains deficient. The closed session is not intended as a decision-making meeting, but after months of drafting, the briefing signals that the policy rewrite is nearing completion. More >>

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