BIC Updates: Afghanistan http://bicusa.org/en/Region.5.aspx The latest news on Afghanistan from the Bank Information Center 10 http://www.infodev.org/images/infodev.gif infoDev http://bicusa.org/en/Region.5.aspx New BIC report: Strategic Lending on the Frontlines examines intent of post-9/11 aid to Pakistan Did increased IMF and US bilateral aid to Pakistan after the September 11th attacks constitute "strategic lending," rewarding a client state for support in the War on Terrorism? And if so, what is the mechanism by which strategic aid is disbursed given today’s global development architecture? This paper sets out to answer these questions by using Pakistan as a case study. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1965.aspx Tue, 08 Mar 2005 13:11:46 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1965.aspx BIC launches new report on emergence of Afghan civil society <i>Engaging the IFIs in Afghanistan</i> examines the current face of Afghan civil society and its formation during the war years. Most closely examined are civil society organizations best poised to engage with the influential lending programs of the international financial institutions (IFIs). http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1959.aspx Thu, 03 Mar 2005 15:39:58 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1959.aspx BIC trains civil society in Afghanistan on World Bank and ADB engagement The training materials, in English and Dari, are now available on BIC’s Afghanistan Web page. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1496.aspx Tue, 29 Jun 2004 11:50:04 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1496.aspx BIC releases two reports on MDB engagement in Afghanistan These reports: "Nomadic Pastoralists in Afghanistan" and "Rush to Reengagement in Afghanistan" are part of BIC's effort to monitor IFI reengagement in Afghanistan post-9/11. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.921.aspx Wed, 05 May 2004 17:59:01 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.921.aspx Winners announced in Afghan National Poetry and Song Competition Poems were submitted around a theme to raise awareness among Afghans that all have a role in the development process http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1313.aspx Thu, 19 Feb 2004 09:47:08 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1313.aspx BIC critique of development assistance to Afghanistan featured as New York Times and International Herald Tribune Op-Ed http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1219.aspx Thu, 29 Jan 2004 13:44:32 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1219.aspx BIC releases first report on Afghanistan This report summarizes World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and International Monetary Fund activities in Afghanistan post-9/11. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1267.aspx Tue, 20 Jan 2004 18:05:02 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1267.aspx