Development Finance

In this analysis, Lanyan Chen analysis China's consequences of the aftermath of the financial crisis with regard to women.

Following the G20 Summit, a commentary by Heinrich Böll Founddation Co-President Barbara Unmüßig and Korinna Horta from the Environmental Defense Fund argues that the G20 missed an opportunity to fundamentally reform the Bretton Woods Institutions and to steer them toward a global course that would tackle the global financial crisis and the global climate crisis together.

Working Group on Development and the Environment in the Americas

For the first time in 25 years, the World Bank’s annual Development Report (WDR 2008) is dedicated to agriculture. The report is a welcome indicator of renewed interest in agriculture worldwide that is urgently needed.

Although publicly-funded International Financial Institutions (IFIs) have missions to reduce poverty and promote economic growth, IFI projects often ignore gender inequality and increase poverty, prostitution, and HIV/AIDS, particularly among women and girls.

Sevetny persent of the world's poor are women...Any policies that aim to reduce poverty must address the female face of poverty today.

This Study assesses the effectiveness of the Bank’s Gender Strategy and recommends how to strengthen the Strategy.