Issue Brief - The Belgian Model: A national response to enhancing corporate accountability
Background
Briefs
Briefing Note - Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers
To receive debt reduction through the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), low- income countries must prepare of a Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) to show how money freed up from debt servicing will be used to alleviate poverty. PRSPs describe the country's macroeconomic, structural and social policies and programmes to promote growth and reduce poverty, as well as outline associated external financing needs and major sources of financing. The World Bank and the IMF Board of Directors approve the PRSP produced in each country.
KAIROS Analysis of the October G-7 Finance Ministers’ and IMF & World Bank Meetings
KAIROS Analysis of the Outcome of the G-7 Finance Ministers’ and IMF & World Bank Annual Meetings, Oct. 1-3, 2004
This briefing provides an analysis of the outcome of the G7 Finance Ministers Meeting and the IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings in light of the four demands put forward by KAIROS and the Halifax Initiative.
Policy Brief - Export Development Canada and the Environment - October 2004
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Overview
Informed public consultation is the foundation of good environmental impact assessment (EIA) and
review. Yet the EIA policies of Export Development Canada (EDC), a Crown Corporation mandated
to promote Canadian trade abroad, falls far short of both national and international standards.
Policy Brief: Export Development Canada and Disclosure - October 2004
Policy Brief: Export Development Canada - an Overview - October 2004
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Overview
Export Development Canada (EDC), a Crown Corporation mandated to promote Canadian trade abroad, has developed policies on the environment, disclosure, human rights and corruption that still fall far short of ensuring appropriate due diligence and public accountability.
Policy Brief: Export Development Canada and Accountability - October 2004
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Overview
Accountability is the cornerstone of democratic governance. Yet Export Development Canada (EDC), a Crown Corporation mandated to promote Canadian trade abroad, is still relatively unaccountable for the potentially environmentally devastating projects they finance.
Policy Brief: Export Development Canada and Corruption - October 2004
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Overview
Corruption has become a focus of national and international concern. Yet Export Development Canada (EDC), a Crown Corporation mandated to promote Canadian trade abroad, has anti-corruption procedures that despite recent improvement, still contain considerable loopholes, meaning that Canadian companies paying bribes abroad are unlikely to be detected and then properly sanctioned.
Issue Brief: The World Bank and Water Privatization - March 2004
The Role of the World Bank in Developing Country Water Privatization
Just as there is a global consensus on what constitutes a sound energy sector, so too is there a consensus on the central features of a sound water supply and sanitation sector. This consensus draws on the same principles of separating the roles of providers (increasingly private) and regulation and policy formulation and assessment (a public role), and of competition amongst providers.
Issue Brief: Privatisation of Essential Services – Lessons from Africa - October 2003
Follow-up brief to MPs who attended a Parliament Hill discussion on privatization
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