http://bicusa.org/en/Issue.8.aspx The latest news on Trade from the Bank Information Center 10 http://www.infodev.org/images/infodev.gif http://bicusa.org/en/Issue.8.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://bicusa.org/en/Article.3733.aspx Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:41:44 GMT http://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://bicusa.org/en/Article.3724.aspx Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:18:31 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3724.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://bicusa.org/en/Article.3702.aspx Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3702.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://bicusa.org/en/Article.3671.aspx Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3671.aspx Only a handful of countries have signed onto the highly contested free trade agreements with Europe, which critics argue would limit governments’ ability to protect local firms or stipulate certain investment conditions. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3649.aspx Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3649.aspx The World Bank will focus on labor-intensive export to boost employment in the Arab World. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3526.aspx Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:54:28 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3526.aspx Update on two important Summits -- one official, and one organized by civil society -- that took place between the 5th and 12th of December, 2006, in Cochabamba, Bolivia, and their implications for IIRSA and the model of regional integration. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3130.aspx Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:50:42 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3130.aspx Pressure on the US mounts during discussions at a recent meeting of Trade Ministers in Nairobi, Kenya, and following the ruling of the WTO appeals mechanism finding the US in violation of prohibitions against cotton subsidies. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1974.aspx Sat, 12 Mar 2005 16:46:36 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1974.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1919.aspx Fri, 04 Feb 2005 17:22:18 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1919.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1918.aspx Fri, 04 Feb 2005 17:07:56 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1918.aspx