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    World Bank comes under attack by International Consortium of Investigative Journalism ((ICIJ) over alleged resettlement: „34 million people displaced“: http://www.icij.org/blog/2015/04/new-investigation-reveals-34m-displaced-world-bank The World Bank’s official rebuttal: http://www.icij.org/blog/2015/03/world-bank-president-admits-deep-concern-evictions Dazu erschien ein langer Artikel in der Süddeutschen Zeitung vom 16. April 2015 zum Thema „Bank mit Geheimnis“: SZ.16.4.15.pdfservlet
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    From Bretton Woods Project:   Breaking the Washington Consensus? The Rise of ‘Alternative’ Development Banks Published on March 18, 2015 Author: Diane Desierto The United Kingdom scuttled much of its trans-Atlantic partnership with the United States this week, when it became the first G7 country to join the China-led Asian...
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    Süddeutsche Zeitung vom 6. März 2015 Politik Weltbank-Chef gibt schwere Fehler zu Millionen Menschen wurden bei Großprojekten zwangsumgesiedelt, viele gewaltsam und ohne Entschädigung Washington – Die Weltbank hat Fehler bei der Förderung von Großprojekten eingeräumt, bei denen Millionen Menschen zwangsweise umgesiedelt wurden. So mussten beispielsweise in Kenia mehr als 1000...
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    Bretton Woods Project Release, date February 2, 2015: „IFI Governance – Out with the new, in with the old? World Bank restructure reveals „colonial mindset“: http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/2015/02/new-old-world-bank-restructure-reveals-colonial-mindset/
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    November 2014 commentary by Nancy Birdsall:   My Two Big Worries about the World Bank   Share Print For the first time in its seven-decade-long history, World Bank staff staged a work stoppage earlier this month. Staff are unhappy about the “Change Process,” aka the ongoing internal reorganization that President...
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    Changes to Senior Management Date: November 13, 2014 – 17:28 Sponsor: Office of the WBG HR VP (HRDVP) Regional Vice President Appointments We have now completed the selection process for Regional VP positions for both the Middle East and North Africa (MNA) Region and the South Asia Region (SAR). The...
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    Subject: World Bank chief Kim dogged by staff anger Financial Times Last updated: October 8, 2014 4:46 pm World Bank chief dogged by staff anger By Shawn Donnan in Washington Jim Yong Kim, World Bank president, would really like to focus on the bank’s goal of ending extreme poverty by...