http://bicusa.org/en/Region.4.aspx The latest news on Latin America from the Bank Information Center 10 http://www.infodev.org/images/infodev.gif http://bicusa.org/en/Region.4.aspx The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) dismisses a proposal for a joint seminar on Amazon infrastructure and sustainability planning mechanisms at upcoming civil society meeting in Montevideo. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3888.aspx Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3888.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://bicusa.org/en/Article.3886.aspx Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3886.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://bicusa.org/en/Article.3880.aspx Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3880.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://bicusa.org/en/Article.3872.aspx Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3872.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://bicusa.org/en/Article.3866.aspx Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3866.aspx Flaws in the environmental review process combined with negative social implications fuel fears of the Chan 75 hydroelectric project. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3861.aspx Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3861.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://bicusa.org/en/Article.3863.aspx Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3863.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://bicusa.org/en/Article.3856.aspx Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3856.aspx As the World Bank prepares to launch two new climate investment funds at the upcoming G8 summit, and positions itself as the "climate bank," new statistics developed by the Bank Information Center show that the World Bank's private sector arm, the International Financial Corporation (IFC), increased its lending for fossil fuel projects by a staggering 165% in FY2008. Taken as a whole, the World Bank Group increased its fossil-fuel lending by 60% in the same period. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3840.aspx Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3840.aspx Over 50 civil society experts on International Financial Institution (IFI) issues and former IFI staff gathered in Ecuador in late June with the hope of playing a fundamental role in the configuration of the Bank of the South. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3853.aspx Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3853.aspx On July 11th a bus carrying activists from different social movements collided with a truck transporting gas. The explosion of both vehicles caused the death of fourteen people, four of them activists of the Movement for Dam-Affected People (MAB). http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3855.aspx Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3855.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://bicusa.org/en/Article.3848.aspx Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3848.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://bicusa.org/en/Article.3841.aspx Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3841.aspx A letter sent to President Moreno lays out a series of arguments suggesting greater control by civil society organizations in a change that would mark a dramatic shift in the Bank designed meetings of the past. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3838.aspx Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:54:18 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3838.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://bicusa.org/en/Article.3836.aspx Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:34:41 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3836.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://bicusa.org/en/Article.3826.aspx Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3826.aspx A major new book, jointly published by the Bank Information Center, International Rivers and other partners, aims to explain the contradictions of the Hydroelectric Complex and the hydroways of the Madeira River. "Aguas Turvas" will serve as a tool for those that seek to understand the history of the project and its implications for the Amazon region. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3827.aspx Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:40:37 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3827.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://bicusa.org/en/Article.3802.aspx Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://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://bicusa.org/en/Article.3791.aspx Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3791.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://bicusa.org/en/Article.3781.aspx Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3781.aspx The World Bank announced today that it has set up a financing facility in the order of $1.2 billion to assist with the global food crisis. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3784.aspx Thu, 29 May 2008 15:16:41 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3784.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://bicusa.org/en/Article.3783.aspx Wed, 28 May 2008 11:57:54 GMT http://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://bicusa.org/en/Article.3779.aspx Fri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://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://bicusa.org/en/Article.3764.aspx Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3764.aspx Marina Silva's resignation is linked to her opposition to many of the major megaprojects planned and underway in the Brazilian Amazon, including two large hydroelectric dams on the Madeira River. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3766.aspx Wed, 14 May 2008 11:26:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3766.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://bicusa.org/en/Article.3763.aspx Fri, 09 May 2008 10:31:29 GMT http://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://bicusa.org/en/Article.3762.aspx Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3762.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://bicusa.org/en/Article.3749.aspx Fri, 02 May 2008 10:47:40 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3749.aspx In his blog, Jim Schultz of The Democracy Center writes about the World Bank's attempts to improve its image in Bolivia by rewriting its role in the country's history. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3737.aspx Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:46:48 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3737.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 As the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) today announced record lending of $9.6 billion in 2007, environmental and human rights groups warned that the milestone had come at the expense of the environment and communities. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3723.aspx Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:07:38 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3723.aspx A publication of civil society groups working to reform the Inter-American Development Bank. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3713.aspx Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3713.aspx Bank ignores climate change and development indicators as estimated 250 million Latin Americans live in poverty despite near half-century of lending. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3715.aspx Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:25:56 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3715.aspx As a result of the Inter-American Development Bank's (IDB) recent realignment, indigenous issues are now demoted within a Bank that touts its credentials for social inclusion. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3711.aspx Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3711.aspx As wealthy local and foreign investors purchase more and more Brazilian land, wuestions over how to contain rising land prices emerge. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3708.aspx Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:56:19 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3708.aspx Information and resources for civil society. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3678.aspx Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:20:53 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3678.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3659.aspx Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:07:32 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3659.aspx Visiones de integración en Sud America IIRSA en perspectiva comparativa y la influencia de los bancos regionales/internacionales. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3656.aspx Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:01:33 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3656.aspx Ecuador's actions are part of a wider dissatisfaction among some Central and South American countries with international investment law and particularly its dispute settlement regime. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3629.aspx Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3629.aspx A high level delegation of indigenous, civil society and Parliamentarian leaders from Peru are in Washington, DC to lobby against the expected vote on public loans for the Peru LNG natural gas liquification plant. The delegation argues that by approving the project, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Ex-Im Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), would breach their own social and environmental safeguards. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3627.aspx Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:10:14 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3627.aspx Seven South American leaders launched the Bank of the South (Banco del Sur) on Sunday, touting it as the continent's alternative to U.S.-backed lenders. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3614.aspx Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:20:24 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3614.aspx Las organizaciones sociales pandinas están cuestionando críticamente a quienes tradicionalmente ejercieron el liderazgo departamental, demandando con fuerza una política nacional para la Amazonía Boliviana. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3621.aspx Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3621.aspx The Second Latin American Congress of National Parks and Protected Areas held in San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina was the largest gathering of environmental organizations working in Latin America since the last Congress in 1997, held in Santa Marta. Read Vince McElhinny's recap of the events of the Congress. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3588.aspx Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3588.aspx El Segundo Congreso Latinoamericano de Parques Nacionales y Áreas Protegidas celebrado en San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina fue el mayor encuentro de organizaciones medioambientales trabajando en Latinoamérica desde el ultimo Congreso en 1997 celebrado en Santa Marta. Lea la recapitulación de Vince McElhinny sobre los eventos del Congreso. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3592.aspx Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3592.aspx Eight countries are planning to inaugurate the Bank of the South in December 2007. The Bank of the South represents the cornerstone to a more wholesale renovation of the regional financial architecture long dependent on Northern banks. Read Vince McElhinny's new info brief on the Bank of the South and what it means for Latin America, and the continued relevance of the international financial institutions for the region. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3573.aspx Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:58:22 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3573.aspx On November 1, Jubilee South and other civil society organizations unveiled an open letter to the presidents of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela calling for a sovereign, supportive, sustainable and integrated Bank of the South. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3557.aspx Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3557.aspx Announcement shows the growing internal pressure at the institution to push lending for major energy initiatives. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3553.aspx Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3553.aspx Continued macro-economic prosperity in Latin America furthers decline in World Bank relevance in the region as worries grow about competition with Bank of the South. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3543.aspx Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:15:15 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3543.aspx Questions remain as to whether the IFC will use its role as a major IDA donor to deflect criticism of its own investments. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3545.aspx Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3545.aspx In it's first major petrochemical investment since Peru’s Camisea Natural Gas project, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will likely loan US$1.5 billion to Ecuador to help the country's state-owned oil company PetroEcuador. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3535.aspx Sun, 14 Oct 2007 18:48:24 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3535.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3536.aspx Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3536.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3537.aspx Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3537.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3538.aspx Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3538.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3539.aspx Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3539.aspx On October 15th, a public hearing on the World Bank will take place in The Hague. The hearing aims to raise the debate on the legitimacy of the World Bank and influence the aid distribution process. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3529.aspx Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:10:57 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3529.aspx World Bank President Robert Zoellick has named former Nigerian Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as a new managing director of the Bank, effective December 1, 2007. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3522.aspx Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:50:47 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3522.aspx Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez announces that the Bank of the South will be formed on Monday in Caracas. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3527.aspx Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3527.aspx The World Bank has approved plans to proceed with the development of the controversial Forest Carbon Partnership Facility, although many critical issues remain unanswered. Civil society groups are concerned that the initiative may end up being profitable for governments, companies and investors without any real reductions in carbon emissions, true protection of forest resources, or equitable benefits for the poor. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3510.aspx Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:19:42 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3510.aspx On September 13th, after over 20 years of negotiations, the United Nations General Assembly finally adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The international declaration sets a higher standard for international financial institutions (IFIs) to ensure safeguards and strengthen their policies on indigenous peoples. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3495.aspx Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:34:28 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3495.aspx Un análisis de la industria de biocombustibles en Latinoamérica y su financiación por las instituciones financieras internacionales y los inversionistas privados http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3531.aspx Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3531.aspx Por medio de este boletín, el proyecto BICECA del Centro de Información Bancaria, busca traer noticias e informaciones relevantes y de último momento acerca de aspectos particulares de proyectos y políticas relacionadas con el proyecto de la Iniciativa para la Integración de la Infraestructura Regional Suramericana (IIRSA). http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3532.aspx Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3532.aspx Por medio de este boletín, el proyecto BICECA del Centro de Información Bancaria, busca traer noticias e informaciones relevantes y de último momento acerca de aspectos particulares de proyectos y políticas relacionadas con el proyecto de la Iniciativa para la Integración de la Infraestructura Regional Suramericana (IIRSA). http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3530.aspx Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3530.aspx The world's first debt audit commission began July 23 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3453.aspx Mon, 30 Jul 2007 13:45:06 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3453.aspx Find out what extractive industry (oil, gas, mining) and energy projects the international financial institutions (IFIs) are financing in your country. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3395.aspx Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3395.aspx Whatever else you might say of him, Luis Alberto Moreno does not waste time. Named fourth president of the Inter-American Development Bank in 2005, he announced IDB would remake its role in Latin America at his first annual meeting just one year later. Read Vince McElhinny's new policy brief on the realignment process, components and concerns. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3440.aspx Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:52:22 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3440.aspx Faced with a changing global economy, the Inter-American Development Bank is expanding its services. The plan mirrors similar efforts by the World Bank and IMF to remain relevant as demand for traditional loans dwindles. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3438.aspx Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:16:07 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3438.aspx While the specific role and activities of the new Latin American regional development bank are still being debated, plans are moving forward to formalize an agreement between members that would create an alternative to the World Bank and IMF. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3433.aspx Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:45:05 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3433.aspx The Bank's Employee Association sent a letter to IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno on June 6 expressing "deep concern" about the IDB's upcoming realignment. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3413.aspx Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:32:34 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3413.aspx Information and resources for civil society/Informacion y recursos para la sociedad civil. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3369.aspx Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3369.aspx Negative impacts of the Mega project Camisea were reveled during the inquire of Civil Society organizations about the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment comissioned by the IDB. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3393.aspx Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3393.aspx This article presents an in-depth analysis of the main themes of the 2007 Meeting of the Board of Governors of the IDB, including discussion about debt relief, new initiatives, the Sustainable Energy and Climate Initiative (SECCI), the Infrastructure Fund, in addition to a list of challenges and opportunities for civil society organizations to consider for future meetings. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3380.aspx Tue, 29 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3380.aspx Representatives from organizations in several countries have sent a letter to the President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Luis Alberto Moreno critiquing the realignment process that is restructuring the institution. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3372.aspx Wed, 23 May 2007 11:28:07 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3372.aspx BID anuncia los resultados de la auditoria ambiental y social del proyecto Camisea junto con un analisis de la integridad de los ductos del proyecto. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3375.aspx Wed, 23 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3375.aspx The Inter-American Development Bank announces the results of the environmental and social audit of Camisea project, together with the analysis of the pipelines integrity. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3377.aspx Wed, 23 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3377.aspx Carta de la Sociedad Civil, al presidente del BID Luís Alberto Moreno, acerca de la reestructuracion por la que actualmente atravieza esta entidad. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3371.aspx Wed, 23 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3371.aspx En ésta edición Usted encontrará los siguientes artículos: Sociedad Civil Excluida del Taller Sobre Metodología de Evaluación Ambiental Organizado por IIRSA, Banco del Sur: El Reflejo de la Pérdida de Importancia de las IFIs en Latino América, La Petición de las ONGs Peruanas para Gozar de una Participación en los Procesos de Decisión de la IIRSA ha sido Denegada, Taller Sobre el Programa GEOSUR, 21 de Marzo del 2007, Brasil – Brasilia, IIRSA Evaluacion Ambiental Estrategica - CAF Metodologia Actualizada. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3368.aspx Mon, 21 May 2007 14:42:13 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3368.aspx These new pages reflect the expanding focus of BIC's Latin America Program. Both pages are in Spanish. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3349.aspx Tue, 15 May 2007 17:17:41 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3349.aspx Update and analysis of recent announcements about Banco del Sur, focusing on the implications for the ongoing crises of relevance in Latin America confronting the IMF, World Bank and IDB, as well as the challenges for deeper South American integration. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3299.aspx Tue, 01 May 2007 12:18:35 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3299.aspx Bank Information Center (BIC) is requesting improvements in the Inter-American Development Bank's (IDB) information disclosure policy toward more effective dialogue with civil society on the organization's realignment. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3275.aspx Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:31:57 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3275.aspx The IDB Board of Governors announced 100% debt relief, effective retoractively to January 1, 2007, for the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere at the IDB Annual Meetings on March 16, 2007. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3221.aspx Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:28:32 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3221.aspx The IDB has banned a prominent Guatemalan Bishop and a group of indigenous leaders from participating in its annual meeting in Guatemala City. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3218.aspx Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:53:46 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3218.aspx Information and resources for civil society/Información y recursos para la sociedad civil. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3203.aspx Fri, 09 Mar 2007 10:14:03 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3203.aspx A recent report by the World Bank encourages Brazil to remove regulatory barriers to private sector investment. The report argues that this has to be done in order to correct the shortfall on investments in infrastructure in the country. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3194.aspx Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3194.aspx El titular de la Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico (Sedeco), Gerardo Fernández Sánchez, confirmó que la administración de Mario Marín Torres pretende retomar el Plan Puebla-Panamá (PPP), cuyo proyecto –en su momento– fue promovido por el expresidente de México Vicente Fox y el exmandatario poblano, Melquiades Morales Flores. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3191.aspx Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3191.aspx En ésta edición Usted encontrará los siguientes artículos: BID Alista Reunión en Guatemala, Nuevos Desarrollos en Torno a la Cancelación de la Deuda de Bolivia, Guyana, Haití, Honduras y Nicaragua por parte del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), La Corporación Andina de Fomento Responde a la Sociedad Civil pero niega la información solicitada sobre IIRSA. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3366.aspx Sun, 25 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3366.aspx Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and visiting Argentine counterpart Nestor Kirchner announced the forthcoming creation of the Banco del Sur, a regionally controlled multilateral lender intended to end South America's dependency on institutions based in rich countries http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3177.aspx Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:26:46 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3177.aspx The IDB threatens to repeat history with a disastrous dam project in Guatemala, according to NISGUA http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3164.aspx Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:42:14 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3164.aspx IDB President Moreno suggests that increased U.S. ethanol needs could be provided by Latin America http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3155.aspx Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:22:47 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3155.aspx Resumen y análisis de la consulta anual Sociedad Civil-BID que se realizo en Costa Rica el 7 de febrero del 2007. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3153.aspx Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:39:01 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3153.aspx Summary and analysis of the IDB annual Civil Society Consultation held in Costa Rica on February 7, 2007. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3151.aspx Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:15:52 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3151.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 Una visión general del “porqué” y “qué” sobre la reorganización y el reajuste del BID recientemente anunciados. Analiza los riesgos y las oportunidades basados en la mejor información que BIC ha obtenido a través de amplias entrevistas con el personal dentro del BID. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3111.aspx Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:40:45 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3111.aspx La agenda oficial todavía no se dio a conocer, pero los participantes están contando con que los temas preponderantes en la reunión anual 2007 sean pronunciamientos sobre la realineación de BID, Camisea y la condonación de la deuda. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3110.aspx Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:24:02 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3110.aspx En este boletín Usted Encontrará: NUEVO PARÁDIGMA PARA IIRSA NACE EN LA CUMBRE SOCIAL POR LA INTEGRACIÓN DE LOS PUEBLOS Y LA II CUMBRE DE LA COMUNIDAD SUDAMERICANA DE NACIONES (CSN) EN COCHABAMBA, BOLIVIA Por Vince McElhinny. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3367.aspx Thu, 25 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3367.aspx The IDB has announced that it will hold its 48th Annual Meeting in Guatemala City, Guatemala between March 14-20. The official agenda is not yet known, but participants are speculating that the hot issues at the 2007 Annual Meeting will be announcements about the heralded IDB realignment, Camisea, and HIPC debt relief. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3097.aspx Mon, 22 Jan 2007 15:44:22 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3097.aspx An overview of the "why" and "what" of the recently announced IDB reorganization and realignment. Analyzes the risks and opportunities based on the best information BIC has obtained through extensive interviews with IDB staff and leadership. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3096.aspx Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:17:16 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3096.aspx The President of the Corporación Andina de Fomento refused to release project documents for IIRSA (Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America) projects in response to recent civil society calls for it to do so. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3092.aspx Thu, 18 Jan 2007 10:44:31 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3092.aspx En ésta edición Usted encontrará los siguientes artículos: Directores de IIRSA e IFIs se reúnen en Quito, BID Aprueba $120 millones para el mejoramiento vial del Corredor Norte-Bolivia, La Cumbre Social por la Integración de los Pueblos y la II Cumbre de la Comunidad Sudamericana de Naciones e IIRSA frente a un Nuevo Paradigma. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3365.aspx Fri, 22 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3365.aspx The leadership of the continent of Abya Yala, both men and women, gathered within the framework of the Continental Encounter of Indigenous Pueblos and Nations of Abya Yala in La Paz Bolivia on the 10th of October 2006, in the process of analysis, discussion, and agreement regarding the preparations for the III Continental Summit of Indigenous Pueblos and Nations of Abya Yala to be realized from the 26th to the 30th of March 2007, in the territory of the Pueblo Maya in Guatemala, in accord with the consensus agreement of the II Indigenous Summit held in Quito, Ecuador in 2004. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3061.aspx Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3061.aspx En ésta edición Usted encontrará los siguientes artículos: BID Decidió la Cancelación Parcial de la Deuda de Bolivia, Haití, Honduras y Nicaragua a esta Institución, CFI y MIGA Aprueban Préstamo para Garantía para la Planta de Celulosa Orión en Uruguay. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3364.aspx Wed, 22 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3364.aspx Debt relief for Bolivia, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras and Nicaragua will total between $2.1 and $3.5 billion. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3026.aspx Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:37:24 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3026.aspx The World Bank approved $170 million in International Finance Corporation (IFC) financing and $200 million in Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) support for the controversial Botnia pulp mill in Uruguay on Tuesday. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3019.aspx Tue, 21 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3019.aspx En ésta edición Usted encontrará los siguientes artículos: Cumbre Social por la Soberanía e Integración de los Pueblos (Cochabamba, Bolivia), Estudios Superficiales de Impacto Ambiental dan Paso a la Construcción de dos Represas que Amenazan la Amazonía, Nueva Publicación del BID, sobre IIRSA, Proyecto Destacado: El corredor vial Norte de integración Bolivia-Brasil. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3090.aspx Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3090.aspx Vince will lead BIC’s outreach activities and project and policy monitoring in Latin America. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2988.aspx Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:56:35 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2988.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2868.aspx Wed, 05 Jul 2006 12:48:11 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2868.aspx En una carta al Directorio del Banco Mundial, organizaciones de la sociedad civil llaman al Banco a reconocer la Consulta Popular de de Sipacapa, Guatemala. Las comunidades de Sipacapa, uno de los municipios afectados por la mina, se manifestaron su posición en una consulta popular en junio de 2005, con una abrumante mayoría en contra de la minería. Es ahora evidente que la CFI no esta asumiendo su responsabilidad por los problemas provocados por la mina Marlin, y en particular por las comunidades negativamente afectadas. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2842.aspx Thu, 15 Jun 2006 16:22:27 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2842.aspx In a letter to World Bank Executive Directors, civil society organizations are calling for the recognition of a community referendum in Guatemala. Communities in Sipacapa, one of the municipalities impacted by the mine, registered their position on mineral development through a popular referendum in June 2005 with a majority of villages (11 out of 13) signing community acts stating their position against mining. It has become increasingly apparent that the IFC is not taking responsibility for the problems posed by the Marlin Mine and in particular the plight of the communities which have been adversely affected. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2838.aspx Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:48:55 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2838.aspx Specific concerns include the raising of the resevoir water level, procedures and guarantees for addressing social and environmental impacts, and a $210 million new loan to the project. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2829.aspx Wed, 07 Jun 2006 09:28:36 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2829.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2712.aspx Tue, 04 Apr 2006 13:36:57 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2712.aspx In its recently posted audit, the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) found several compliance issues regarding the International Financial Corporation's environmental and social due diligence in considering the Orion-Celulosas de M'Bopicua (CMB) paper mill projects in Uruguay. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2708.aspx Fri, 31 Mar 2006 11:48:08 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2708.aspx EL Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) se ha embarcado en una reforma a gran escala de su mecanismo de investigación independiente, guiado por el deseo la Asamblea de Gobernadores de incrementar la transparencia, la responsabilidad institucional y la efectividad de la gestión del Banco. La reforma del mecanismo de cumplimiento del BID esta pendiente hace bastante tiempo, pero la propuesta presenta graves deficiencias que comprometen la independencia y la efectividad del mecanismo propuesto (PCVO). http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2702.aspx Wed, 29 Mar 2006 15:41:50 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2702.aspx From Campinas to Belo Horizonte, what Civil Society demands from the Inter-American Development Bank. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2698.aspx Mon, 27 Mar 2006 12:24:13 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2698.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2686.aspx Fri, 17 Mar 2006 15:52:31 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2686.aspx En esta primera edición del Boletín Trimestral BICECA, Usted encontrará los siguientes artículos de carácter analítico en referencia a temas relacionados con IIRSA: En esta edición: El Complejo Río Madeira por Glenn Switkes; La Construcción de una Infraestructura Regional en América Latina por Vito Tanzi- Una reseña de BICECA y Transoceánica: Préstamos para una Carretera Riesgosa- Por Patrica Patron y Abanto Kcomt. Para mas información oprima aquí http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2622.aspx Thu, 02 Feb 2006 12:21:21 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2622.aspx En la segunda edición Enero del 2006 del Boletín BICECA, Usted encontrará información relevante a IIRSA. Esta edición contiene los siguientes artículos: Líderes Indígenas se reúnen con el Vicepresidente del BID; Fondo para la Iniciativa de integración de infraestructura; El Nuevo “Consenso” del BIC y el DGG; Fondo de Cooperación Técnica para la Infraestructura. Para mas información oprima aquí . http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2620.aspx Wed, 01 Feb 2006 16:21:55 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2620.aspx El BIC esta buscando un Consultor Regional para su nuevo proyecto: Construcción de una Sociedad Participativa e Informada para la Conservación de la Amazonía Andina (BICECA por sus siglas en inglés) cuya duración es de tres años (ubicación en la región de los Amazonia Andina). http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2596.aspx Mon, 23 Jan 2006 13:23:43 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2596.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2595.aspx Mon, 23 Jan 2006 13:03:21 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2595.aspx World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz traveled to Brazil in mid-December on his first visit to Latin America as World Bank President. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2544.aspx Wed, 04 Jan 2006 14:43:51 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2544.aspx The statement speculates on the motivation for the President's visit, discusses avenues for dialogue with civil society, and presents a list of demands for the new President. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2565.aspx Tue, 03 Jan 2006 17:34:05 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2565.aspx This is the first edition of the BICECA’s (Building Informed Civic Engagement for the Conservation of the Andes Amazon region) monthly bulletin. In this edition you will find the following articles: The World Bank’s role in IIRSA, “Sustainability Framework” at the IDB, Rio Madeira Hydroelectric Complex, The South American Pipeline and The Peru-Brazil Inter-Oceanic Highway. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2546.aspx Tue, 20 Dec 2005 19:14:27 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2546.aspx The World Bank President met with Mario Tema and Magali Rey Rosa on December 9 http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2540.aspx Thu, 15 Dec 2005 19:23:09 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2540.aspx El proyecto BICECA del Banco de Información Bancaria publica su primera edición de su boletín mensual donde usted puede encontrar los siguientes artículos: La Participación del Banco Mundial en IIRSA, “El Marco de Sustentabilidad” del BID; El Complejo Hidroeléctrico de Hidrovias Madeira; El Gasoducto Suramericano- Una introducción; La Carretera Interoceánica Perú-Brasil. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2525.aspx Mon, 12 Dec 2005 14:04:53 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2525.aspx The Latin America Program Intern will work with BICECA Program Manager and DC Project Coordinator to provide support to our partners in Latin America and to strengthen our ability to work with and support civil society in the region. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2491.aspx Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:39:03 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2491.aspx Las comunidades afectadas piden una cita con el presidente del Banco mundial, Paul Wolfowitz. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2467.aspx Fri, 04 Nov 2005 14:29:04 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2467.aspx Affected communities ask to meet with World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2466.aspx Fri, 04 Nov 2005 14:18:32 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2466.aspx Look at the latest versions of the IDB's environmental and indigenous peoples' policies, which have been finally made publicly available. Read more to learn about the current stance within the IDB that is stalling the further strengthening and approval of these important tools. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2448.aspx Wed, 26 Oct 2005 16:26:45 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2448.aspx Read our new Ecuador update and hear about activities around oil industry pollution, the IIRSA integration initiative and other hot topics of the region. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2422.aspx Wed, 19 Oct 2005 14:40:11 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2422.aspx Paulina Novo es la nueva Asociada en el Programa de Latinomérica, ella coordinará por tres años el proyecto BICECA en Washington DC. Lee más sobre su educación y experiencia aquí. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2420.aspx Tue, 18 Oct 2005 09:38:22 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2420.aspx Ms. Novo will serve as the DC-based Program Associate for the three-year Building Informed Civic Engagement for Conservation in the Andes-Amazon (BICECA) project. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2406.aspx Tue, 11 Oct 2005 17:20:04 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2406.aspx Ms. Novo joins the Latin America Program at BIC as DC project coordinator for the three year project Building Informed Civic Engagement for Conservation of the Andes Amazon (BICECA) http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2401.aspx Tue, 11 Oct 2005 10:07:43 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2401.aspx Lee el nuevo boletín sobre el país de Ecuador y su papel en la iniciativa IIRSA. Lee las noticias corrientes sobre las actividades de la sociedad civil y el sector privado. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2400.aspx Mon, 10 Oct 2005 17:17:59 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2400.aspx Read an article written by Mr. Bruce Babbit, chair of the Blue Ribbon Panel on the IDB's environmental policy. It criticizes the IDB's grandiose plans in South America, especially the IIRSA Initiative. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2370.aspx Wed, 05 Oct 2005 16:49:52 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2370.aspx Rossana Andía es la nueva coordinadora del proyecto BICECA del programa Latinoamericano del Centro de Información Bancaria. Lee más sobre ella aquí. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2361.aspx Fri, 30 Sep 2005 13:50:17 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2361.aspx Rossana Andía joined the Bank Information Center on the first of September as the Latin American project coordinator of BICECA in Lima. Read more about Ms. Andía here. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2360.aspx Fri, 30 Sep 2005 11:14:49 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2360.aspx Aprende sobre un proyecto de impactos graves en la región fronteriza entre Uruguay y Argentina y el reclamo de la provincia de Entre Ríos a la CAO y la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos en contra. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2354.aspx Wed, 28 Sep 2005 15:19:15 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2354.aspx Read the press release and letters written by the Indian Law Resource Center and learn more about the controversial consultation process and rushed outreach for the new IDB Indigenous People's Policy http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2337.aspx Mon, 19 Sep 2005 11:41:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2337.aspx Read the Bank Information Center's review of the CAO report criticizing the IFC's role in the Marlin open pit goldmine project. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2333.aspx Tue, 13 Sep 2005 10:37:25 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2333.aspx Lee la declaración de la Articulación IIRSA, un grupo dinamico de ONGs Sudamericanos trabajando para promover el desarrollo sostentable y local en la región. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2324.aspx Tue, 06 Sep 2005 12:48:11 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2324.aspx Read about the IIRSA Articulation, a dynamic group of NGOs working for sustainable local development in South America, and read their declaration and mission statement. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2323.aspx Tue, 06 Sep 2005 12:39:18 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2323.aspx The Bank Information Center is tracking regional infrastructure projects in South America for an interactive database. BIC seeks your help in this project. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2282.aspx Thu, 11 Aug 2005 16:14:18 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2282.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2281.aspx Thu, 11 Aug 2005 15:42:40 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2281.aspx The Latin America Program at the Bank Information Center is offering a part time internship to help support the LAC program and work on exciting projects in Guatemala and South America. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2278.aspx Thu, 11 Aug 2005 13:58:15 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2278.aspx A pesar de una petición de la ciudadanía en contra del proyecto, y un estudio controversial de factibilidad del proyecto, el gobierno de Perú decidió firmar un contrato para iniciar construcción de la carretara. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2245.aspx Wed, 03 Aug 2005 10:02:12 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2245.aspx In spite of a citizen's petition calling for the postponement of the project, and a controversial feasibility study, the Peruvian Government announced its decision to approve the project. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2244.aspx Wed, 03 Aug 2005 09:55:35 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2244.aspx Lee sobre la Carretera Interoceánica: Una vía transcontinental y un proyecto clave en la iniciativa IIRSA que cruza la Cuenca Amazónica y vincula ambas costas de Suramérica. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2227.aspx Thu, 28 Jul 2005 16:07:13 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2227.aspx Read the new president's biography and learn more about the election process at the IDB. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2225.aspx Thu, 28 Jul 2005 13:25:55 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2225.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2220.aspx Thu, 21 Jul 2005 16:52:25 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2220.aspx El boletín numero dos del RIE contiene información sobre las actividades de las Instituciones Financieras Internacionales (IFI) y la sociedad civil relacionadas con la implementación de las recomendaciones del RIE y los compromisos de la gerencia del Grupo Banco Mundial (GBM). Describe eventos relevantes, proyectos específicos y otras noticias corrientes sobre las políticas y operaciones de las IFIs en el sector de las industrias extractivas. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2208.aspx Tue, 19 Jul 2005 16:00:13 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2208.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2195.aspx Thu, 14 Jul 2005 14:23:05 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2195.aspx Read about the popular referendum on mining held in the town of Sipacapa, San Marcos, where ore from the Marlin Mine will be cyanide processed. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2191.aspx Fri, 01 Jul 2005 10:27:18 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2191.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2150.aspx Mon, 13 Jun 2005 15:50:39 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2150.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2149.aspx Mon, 13 Jun 2005 15:15:47 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2149.aspx A new Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) audit calls for environmental reclassification and better oversight of the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) project. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2145.aspx Mon, 06 Jun 2005 17:02:41 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2145.aspx Nuevo reporte del CAO critica al clasificación ambiental y gerencia del Grupo Amaggi. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2144.aspx Mon, 06 Jun 2005 16:08:03 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2144.aspx Lee el segundo boletín sobre IIRSA: sus proyectos y políticas, y su promoción a los europeos por el BID. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2140.aspx Fri, 03 Jun 2005 17:44:14 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2140.aspx Read the latest update on IIRSA policies and projects in South America. Learn what projects are underway, what companies are profiting and how the IDB is selling IIRSA to the Europeans. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2139.aspx Fri, 03 Jun 2005 16:56:13 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2139.aspx After five years of advocating for adequate compensation for those affected by the Caña Brava Hydroelectric Project, Movement of People Affected by Dams occupies IDB headquarters http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2132.aspx Thu, 02 Jun 2005 14:53:23 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2132.aspx Read the latest news about Colombia: MDB activities, projects and civil society actions. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2116.aspx Wed, 18 May 2005 12:40:27 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2116.aspx Lee las noticias corrientes sobre proyectos de desarrollo y las actividades de los bancos y el gobierno en Colombia. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2115.aspx Wed, 18 May 2005 12:12:10 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2115.aspx Read the latest updates about the Camisea Gas Project: find out about the planned project expansion and learn more about where the royalties are really going. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2112.aspx Fri, 13 May 2005 16:29:21 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2112.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2111.aspx Fri, 13 May 2005 15:59:20 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2111.aspx This update includes latest news about the Marlin Mine project in Guatemala, as well as local reactions to the ratification of CAFTA. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2100.aspx Thu, 05 May 2005 11:47:56 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2100.aspx El BIC esta buscando un Coordinador de Proyectos para su nuevo proyecto: Construcción de una Sociedad Participativa e Informada para la Conservación de la Amazonía Andina (BICECA por sus siglas en inglés) cuya duración es de tres años. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2075.aspx Tue, 19 Apr 2005 15:16:49 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2075.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2072.aspx Mon, 18 Apr 2005 11:37:11 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2072.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2069.aspx Mon, 11 Apr 2005 19:28:52 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2069.aspx Read about the state of privatization and regional integration at the heart of the IIRSA initiative. See the impacts of globalization in the Andean region and examine how Peru's pro-free trade policies are working on the ground. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2068.aspx Mon, 11 Apr 2005 17:47:16 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2068.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2062.aspx Wed, 06 Apr 2005 11:55:23 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2062.aspx This first update on IFI activities in Bolivia includes current news, the new hydrocarbon laws, and the actions of civil society in the region. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2061.aspx Tue, 05 Apr 2005 15:00:37 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2061.aspx Lee las noticias corriente sobre Bolivia, sus nuevas leyes hidrocarburos y las acciones de la sociedad civil para proteger a la hidrovía Paraguay-Paraná. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2060.aspx Tue, 05 Apr 2005 14:07:22 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2060.aspx In this update learn more about the role of multilateral development banks and integration in Argentina. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2055.aspx Wed, 30 Mar 2005 15:02:33 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2055.aspx Lee el primer boletín sobre Argentina y el rol de los bancos multilaterales y la integración en el país. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2054.aspx Wed, 30 Mar 2005 13:49:50 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2054.aspx Lee un informe sobre la Mina Marlin en Guatemala, y los impactos de la inversión extranjera en el sector minero en el país. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2020.aspx Wed, 23 Mar 2005 13:10:53 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2020.aspx Read a report on the Marlin Mine and the effects of foreign investment in mining in Guatemala from the perspective of those impacted by the industry. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2019.aspx Wed, 23 Mar 2005 12:21:26 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2019.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1991.aspx Tue, 22 Mar 2005 16:51:37 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1991.aspx Read the Latin America Program's first update on International Financial Institution activities, projects, and related civil society activities in Brazil. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1990.aspx Tue, 22 Mar 2005 16:15:53 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1990.aspx Lee un análisis sobre la propuesta del BID para el mejoramiento del Mecanismo Independiente de Investigación. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1987.aspx Wed, 16 Mar 2005 14:22:41 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1987.aspx The IDB's draft Independent Investigation Mechanism (IIM) marks a significant improvement over the existing IIM - but still falls far short of providing project-affected people with ready access to an effective process. David Hunter provides an analysis of the draft IIM and a summary of its major deficiencies. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1984.aspx Tue, 15 Mar 2005 15:31:57 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1984.aspx El Plan Puebla Panamá es un ambicioso programa de integración regional de $20 mil millones y 10 años, afectando a más de 62 millones de personas en el Sur de México y Centroamérica. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1978.aspx Mon, 14 Mar 2005 14:03:02 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1978.aspx Lee el informe del Blue Ribbon Panel con sus recommendaciones sobre la política de medio ambiente del BID. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1970.aspx Fri, 11 Mar 2005 15:30:44 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1970.aspx Peruvian civil society met with the Inter-American Development Bank in Lima on March 2 to present their plan for a Camisea Gas Project independent monitoring mechanism. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1968.aspx Thu, 10 Mar 2005 14:09:37 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1968.aspx List includes consolidated recommendations from all the public consultations: Barbados, Washington DC, Brussels, Panamá, Rio de Janeiro and Lima. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1966.aspx Wed, 09 Mar 2005 17:29:20 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1966.aspx La consulta pública realizada en Panamá reunió a 56 participantes de 7 países miembros de la región centroamericana: Costa Rica, Guatemala, México, Nicaragua, Belice, República Dominicana y Panamá (ver anexo) representando a la sociedad civil, la empresa privada y los gobiernos. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1958.aspx Thu, 03 Mar 2005 15:24:18 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1958.aspx The public consultation in Panama included 56 participants from 7 member countries in the Central American region: Costa Rica, Guatemala, México, Nicaragua, Belize, the Dominican Republic and Panamá, with representatives from government, private business and civil society. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1956.aspx Thu, 03 Mar 2005 14:59:50 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1956.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1949.aspx Mon, 28 Feb 2005 15:36:12 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1949.aspx La Sociedad Civil manda una carta al Presidente Iglesias y los Directores Ejecutivos del BID. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1948.aspx Mon, 28 Feb 2005 15:21:52 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1948.aspx Lee las noticias más corrientes sobre el proceso IIRSA, las actividades de la sociedad civil y las acciones de los bancos regionales. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1947.aspx Mon, 28 Feb 2005 15:09:55 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1947.aspx The IIRSA Update provides information about the banks, the civil society groups and the policies affecting South America's future. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1946.aspx Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:55:04 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1946.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1938.aspx Tue, 22 Feb 2005 11:06:01 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1938.aspx Alrededor de 55 personas asistieron a la consulta sobre la Política Ambiental del BID en Río de Janeiro, Brasil. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1936.aspx Fri, 18 Feb 2005 15:22:12 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1936.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1934.aspx Fri, 18 Feb 2005 14:59:08 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1934.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1933.aspx Fri, 18 Feb 2005 14:40:25 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1933.aspx El proceso de consulta pública (90 días) para la revisión del Mecanismo de Investigación Independiente empezó el 4 de febrero. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1932.aspx Fri, 18 Feb 2005 13:52:53 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1932.aspx The 90-day public consultation process for the Independent Inspection Mechanism (IIM) began on the 4th of February. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1931.aspx Fri, 18 Feb 2005 13:46:21 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1931.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1923.aspx Mon, 14 Feb 2005 15:43:15 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1923.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1908.aspx Fri, 11 Feb 2005 14:47:42 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1908.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1857.aspx Tue, 04 Jan 2005 14:28:06 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1857.aspx Urge la opinión de la sociedad civil sobre la revisión de la Política del Banco Inter-Americano de Desarrollo, que tendrá consecuencias profundas en los proyectos de gran infraestructura que vienen a Latinoamérica. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1839.aspx Mon, 13 Dec 2004 15:46:09 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1839.aspx El Documento Preliminar Revisado permanecerá accesible al público para que los interesados puedan presentar sus comentarios hasta el 28 de febrero del 2005. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1800.aspx Mon, 06 Dec 2004 16:06:46 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1800.aspx Indigenous people present a declaration (in Spanish) to the IDB regarding the formulation of its indigenous peoples policy and strategic framework. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1647.aspx Tue, 12 Oct 2004 15:09:41 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1647.aspx Por convocatoria del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), los pueblos indígenas se reunieron en la Vega Cundinamarca para discutir un marco estratégico y una política operativa el banco, para pueblos indígenas. Después de haber estudiado cuidadosamente la propuesta, los representantes indígenas presentaron su declaración, en la cual rechazaron rotundamente tanto el documento como el proceso de consulta avanzado por el BID. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1641.aspx Mon, 11 Oct 2004 15:04:50 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1641.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1598.aspx Mon, 23 Aug 2004 16:33:14 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1598.aspx La actualización del ITG incluye información sobre debates recientes respecto de la transparencia en los bancos multilaterales de desarrollo http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1584.aspx Mon, 23 Aug 2004 11:04:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1584.aspx La actualización del ITG incluye información sobre debates recientes respecto de la transparencia en los bancos multilaterales de desarrollo http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1583.aspx Mon, 23 Aug 2004 10:49:08 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1583.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1554.aspx Mon, 02 Aug 2004 10:27:20 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1554.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1552.aspx Mon, 02 Aug 2004 09:51:28 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1552.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1442.aspx Mon, 03 May 2004 15:47:40 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1442.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1393.aspx Thu, 15 Apr 2004 11:39:42 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1393.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1397.aspx Tue, 13 Apr 2004 14:34:31 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1397.aspx The Camisea Gas Project, approved by the IDB’s Private Sector Department (PRI) in September 2003, was the focus of intense campaigning and advocacy at this year’s annual meeting. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1396.aspx Tue, 13 Apr 2004 12:38:23 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1396.aspx Civil society groups complained of a lack of information, among other things, regarding this significant regional integration plan http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1395.aspx Tue, 13 Apr 2004 12:30:06 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1395.aspx Representatives from Amazon Alliance and other indigenous organizations presented a letter to IDB management proposing specific minimum steps necessary for a successful policy consultation. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1394.aspx Tue, 13 Apr 2004 12:13:54 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1394.aspx In Jamaica, BIC voiced its concern that this meeting is not a forum for meaningful civil society participation. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1324.aspx Wed, 17 Mar 2004 12:55:16 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1324.aspx La actualización del ITG incluye información sobre el borrador de la política del acceso de BAD, la revisión de la política del acceso de CFI, y un calendario de próximos acontecimientos. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1370.aspx Wed, 17 Mar 2004 09:43:43 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1370.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1346.aspx Mon, 08 Mar 2004 21:05:30 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1346.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1318.aspx Wed, 25 Feb 2004 14:56:13 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1318.aspx In February 2004 the IDB is set to begin consultations of a draft indigenous policy together with an indigenous peoples framework. This is the direct result of pressure from indigenous communities who insist on a strong instrument to protect their rights in the face of an increase in the infrastructure portfolio at the IDB. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1203.aspx Fri, 23 Jan 2004 20:28:04 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1203.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.952.aspx Wed, 21 Jan 2004 13:54:01 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.952.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.348.aspx Mon, 01 Dec 2003 17:55:45 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.348.aspx