This Inside the Institutions looks at the World Bank's new country engagement model, including the systematic country diagnostic and country partnership framework.
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IFI governance
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Guide to the IMF's Independent Evaluation Office
Understanding the Independent Evaluation Office of the IMF, including how it works and how civil society can input into its evaluations.

IFI governance
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World Bank global practices and cross-cutting solution areas
This Inside the Institutions looks at the World Bank's new global practices and cross-cutting solutions areas that were established to improve how staff share knowledge internally and externally.

Infrastructure
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Issue overview: World Bank and energy
What’s the issue? Energy is a crucial economic sector which has a disproportionate influence on…
Finance
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World Bank trust funds
World Bank trust funds are financing arrangements through which the Bank and other donors provide development finance. This Inside the Institutions looks at the three types of Bank trust funds, including applicability of the Bank's safeguards.
Environment
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World Bank green bonds
The World Bank group supports the growth of the green bond market through the IBRD and the IFC to “catalyse the market through strategic issuances of green bonds based on their triple-A ratings.”
IFI governance
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IMF publications
Every year the IMF produces numerous publications, however, there is ambiguity concerning the extent Fund documents are representative of the IMF’s institutional views or dictate how the IMF is supposed to execute policy.
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Bretton Woods Project Steering Group
The Bretton Woods Project Steering Group meets on a regular basis to advise and review Project activities.
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Finance
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Global Infrastructure Forum: Perspectives from new development finance institutions
Notes from a side event at the inaugural Global Infrastructure Forum, during the World Bank/IMF 2016 spring meetings, discussing the role of the new development finance institutions, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the New Development Bank.
Environment
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World Bank Group Forest Action Plan FY16-20: The WBG contribution to the forest agenda
Notes from a meeting during the IMF/World Bank 2016 spring meetings with a presentation and dialogue with CSOs on the Bank's new Forest Action Plan.

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Global Infrastructure Forum: Opening plenary
Notes from the opening plenary of the inaugural Global Infrastructure Forum, during the World Bank/IMF spring meetings 2016.

IFI governance
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World Bank EDs and CSOs roundtable
Notes from a meeting at the IMF/World Bank CSO Forum at the 2016 spring meetings between World Bank executive directors and CSOs.
Rights
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Inspection Panel – emerging lessons from involuntary resettlement
Notes from a meeting at the IMF/World Bank 2016 spring meetings launching the first report in the Inspection Panel's new series on "emerging lessons", on involuntary resettlement.
IFI governance
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IMF Fiscal Forum - International Taxation: Opportunities & Risks
International Taxation: Opportunities & Risks Moderator Marin Verhoeven, World Bank Group Presenter: Vicky Perry,…
Accountability
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The Syrian migration crisis
Notes from a meeting at the IMF/World Bank CSO Forum at the 2016 Spring meetings discussion the socio-economic impacts of the Syrian crisis, the outgoing flow of migration and the World Bank’s model on how to tackle these issues following its new report.
Finance
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The Role of The World Bank and IMF in responsible and progressive taxation
Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank, 2016; April 15 Sponsors: Christian Aid…