Tag Archives: International Development Association

Some people still don’t get the AIIB or…

Posted on May 4, 2015 by ipeanddevelopment

they are dumb neoliberals or just dumb. Take is crappy forum page article for instance by a certain Mr. Teo (Singaporean or someone from Singapore). IT IS regrettable that the United States and Japan have not joined the Asian Infrastructure … Continue reading →

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AIIB headquarters location should not like those of past MDBs

Posted on April 25, 2015 by ipeanddevelopment

While the argument that “S’pore should be AIIB’s regional headquarters” (April 11) has merit, it should be up to the planners and the final list of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank participants and shareholders to decide on the bank’s headquarters. First … Continue reading →

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The AIIB, a new MDB… Remember the past

Posted on April 10, 2015 by ipeanddevelopment

I suppose it’s time for me to add my voice to the range of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) which has been hitting the headlines globally. I wanted to start off with an explanation of this proposed idea but their … Continue reading →

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The World Bank: how is it doing?

Posted on October 15, 2013 by ipeanddevelopment

Last week I spent some time in Washington D.C., on the fringes of the World Bank/IMF autumn meetings. I was discussing International Alert’s recommendations for making the next round of the Bank’s International Development Association (IDA 17) funding as effective as possible in…

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The History of the UNDP

Posted on January 10, 2013 by ipeanddevelopment

Originally posted on International Development Should…..:
Introduction 1 After a significant delay, this blog post continues the narrative about the earliest years of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). One of the reasons for the delay has been the time…

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World Bank Open Knowledge Repository: Opening up IDA Replenishment Documents?

Posted on May 30, 2012 by ipeanddevelopment

So the World Bank under soon-to-be-leaving Robert “Bob” Zoellick has been working in the name of transparency… Continue reading →

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Links for thought 10

Posted on January 13, 2012 by ipeanddevelopment

After a long long while, here are a list of links for thought: Continue reading →

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Links for Thought 8

Posted on July 16, 2011 by ipeanddevelopment

Of Currency Wars and Capital Controls Emmanuel Yujuico, the author of IPE Zone , states an article by Yilmaz Akyuz on the pit falls of international capital flows for Least Developed Countries (LDCs). You can read the full paper here … Continue reading →

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The unknown helper in development: the case of Singapore

Posted on January 31, 2011 by ipeanddevelopment

International donors especially the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development-Donor Assistance Committee (OECD-DAC) have always made the news or even the front line news over their aid activities or their aid disbursements to International Organisations (IOs). Non OECD-DAC members like … Continue reading →

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