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The Process for Choosing a

New World Bank President

 

Key Statements and Articles

 

NGO Statement:

        ·          Democratizing the World Bank and IMF

                        Statement of the IFI Democracy Coalition, February 7, 2005

 

 

 

The Process for Choosing a

New Managing Director for the IMF

 

Key Statements and Articles

 

Press Release: IMF Democracy

·          IMF Managing Director Selection Process Must be Reformed

·          New Rules: Letter to the Washington Post, April 24, 2004

·          New Rules: Op-Ed on IMF Democracy, April 26, 2004

 

G24 Statement

·          Statement on March 9, 2004 in Geneva, Switzerland

 

Statement by Developing Country Executive Directors to the IMF

·          Statement by G-11 Executive Directors, March 31, 2004

·          G-11 Executive Directors Statement, March 19, 2004

·          Signators of communique in support of transparent IMF MD selection process

  

NGO Statements

·          NGO statement from UK and Nordic countries, March 30, 2004, multiple signers

·          NGO statement from Spain, multiple signers

·          NGO statement on selection process, multiple signers

·          European NGO Statement to European Leaders, March 25, 2004

·          Italian NGO Statement to Berlusconi, March 26, 2004

·          French NGO Statement to Economic Minister Mer, March 29, 2004

·          Dutch NGO Statement to Financial Minister, March 26, 2004

·          Emerging split demonstrates need to end IFI leadership carve-up Bretton Woods Project

·          IMF Board Members Representing 126 Countries Demand Reformed Process for Selecting New Managing Director, Soren Ambrose, 50 Years is Enough, USA

·          Letter to Gordon Brown, March 24, 2004

 

Statement by IMF's former Director of PDR

·          Statement by IMF senior consultant Jack Boorman, March 25, 2004

 

IMF Statements on process for selecting the Managing Director

·          Statement on selection process
http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2000/pr0013.htm

·          Published report (2001)
http://www.imf.org/external/spring/2001/imfc/select.htm

·          IMF webpage on selection process

http://www.imf.org/external/np/ed/md/2000/index.htm

 

Statement by African Finance Ministers

·          Statement from Johannesburg, March 14, 2004

 

Reports on IMF Governance

·          Voting Structure at the IMF, Ariel Buira

·          Adjustments to IMF quotas, G24 Secretariat

·          IMF Governance, Ariel Buira

·          Governance of the IMF in a Global Economy, Ariel Buira

 

Newspaper Articles

·          Opinion by Marta Arias Robles, Cinco Dias, April 5, 2004

·          Rato's Bid Regaining Momentum, Financial Times, April 5, 2004

·          Europe's Stitch-up Is an Insult to the Rest of the World, Guardian, March 29, 2004

·          Europe Clings to Control of IMF's Vacant Chair, Guardian, March 29, 2004

·          At the IMF, Discord on How to Pick Next Chief, Washington Post, March 22, 2004

·          Press Trust of India Wire Story, March 20, 2004

·          IMF Succession to Dominate French-German Finance Meeting, (AFP) March 19, 2004

·          Developing nations call for open IMF selection, (Reuters) March 19, 2004

·          Critics urge transparency in choice of IMF chief, (Financial Times) March 19, 2004

·          France Reportedly Threatens Rato Candidacy For IMF Head, (AFP) March 17, 2004

·          Rato Wins Spanish, Belgian Backing to Replace Koehler at IMF, (Bloomberg) March 17, 2004 

·          Spain's Rato building consensus of support to head IMF, (AFP) March 17 2004

·          Sebastian Edwards in the Financial Times, March 16, 2004

·          Op-Ed in the Financial Times by Augusto Lopez-Claros, March 16, 2004

·          The Economist, March 13, 2004

·          Letter to the Editor of Financial Times by Nancy Birdsall, March 11 2004

·          Japan wary of quixotic bid for top IMF post in Reuters

 

 

 

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