The IMF and Civil Society
Last Updated: April 29, 2008
The Food Emergency
Harvesting rice in Doro, Indonesia: Global rice prices have risen more than 50 percent this year (photo: Maya Vidon/AFP)
Soaring food costs have moved to the top of the international community’s policy agenda in recent weeks, including at the IMF and World Bank. This certainly should not be surprising: the reports of food-related hardships—and even unrest—are increasing daily as the prices of key food commodities soar. 
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Civil Society Engagement at the 2008 Spring Meetings
April 11, 2008
Summary of World Bank and IMF discussions with CSOs during the Spring Meetings
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Conversations with Civil Society
April 7, 2008
Summary of a series of meetings with a variety of civil society organizations between January and March 2008
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Tanzania and Malawi Seminars for Legislators, CSOs, and Media
February 20, 2008
Legislators, civil society organizations and the media exchange views on the Fund's work in Tanzania and Malawi, and on current economic policy challenges
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Letter from Haiti
February 12, 2008
Ugo Fasano on his discussions on poverty reduction and growth with a range of stake-holders
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Liberia Eligible for HIPC Assistance
February 8, 2008
World Bank and IMF approve Liberia's eligibility for assistance under enhanced HIPC scheme
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Reducing the Impact of Climate Change
December 14, 2007
How the Fund aims to ease the economic effects of a global problem
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Conversations with Civil Society
December 14, 2007
Summary of the Fund's recent meetings with Oxfam, the global union movement, and other civil society organizations
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New Managing Director Arrives
December 6, 2007
Dominique Strauss-Kahn 'determined' to pursue reform
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Delivering Debt Relief to Liberia
November 21, 2007
The IMF secured sufficient financing pledges from member countries to take "critical step" on debt relief for Liberia
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Letter From Gabon
November 14, 2007
Sambia Thiam meets the leader of the Publish What You Pay campaign
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Letter From Sierra Leone
November 12, 2007
Civil society opens dialogue with the Fund on transparency, voice and social spending
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Civil Society at the Annual Meetings
October 22, 2007
Civil Society Forum engages 250 representatives on low-income issues
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Oxfam Engages the Fund
September 24, 2007
Public forum discusses Fund policy, reform and focus on Low-Income Countries
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Bulletin Board
Dominique Strauss-Kahn announces IMF Department Director appointments
The IEO has posted a draft issues paper on "The IMF's Approach to International Trade Policy Issues." Comments may be submitted to feedback@ieo-imf.org and will be considered in the preparation of the evaluation report.
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Related Webcasts and Media Clips
Reforming Country Representation at the IMF April 29, 2008
Listen to Chief Economist Simon Johnson and a panel of experts debate food prices and biofuels policy on the Diane Rehm Show April 3, 2008
Introduction to Chapter 5 of the World Economic Outlook: Globalization, Commodity Prices, and Developing Countries April 16, 2008
Quote and Voice press conference with Managing Director, Dominique Strauss-Kahn March 28, 2008
Engaging Civil Society
Spotlight
New Regional Economic Outlooks for Africa, Asia/Pacific and the Western Hemisphere
April 9, 2008
Long-Term, Flexible Climate Policies Can Cut Mitigation Costs
April 3, 2008
Reform of IMF Quotas and Voice: Responding to Changes in the Global Economy
April 1, 2008
Directors Back Reforms to Overhaul IMF Quotas and Voice
March 28, 2008
Coping With Food Price Increases in Sub-Saharan Africa
March 20, 2008
Managing Surging Oil Prices in the Developing World
March 20, 2008
Africa Seeing Rewards of Better Policies
March 20, 2008
IMF to Back Liberia With Debt Relief, New Financing
March 18, 2008
IMF and Labor Unions Step Up Dialogue
March 5, 2008
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