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Argentine Catholic Church to Join Worker Protest Against IMF

BUENOS AIRES, May 23 (AFP) - Top members of the Argentine Catholic church announced Tuesday that they would join forces with a major labor union here to protest policies by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The anti-IMF protest is a major change for the Argentine Catholic church, traditionally one of the most conservative organizations in the country.

IMF Reform Panel Upset with Clinton

By HARRY DUNPHY, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of a congressional advisory committee on reforming the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank said Tuesday the Clinton administration's response to its proposals was disappointing.

ADB Pledges to Fight Poverty

Reuters Asia's top banking showcase drew to a close on Monday amid tight security with promises of a region-wide fight against poverty. The last day of the Asian Development Bank annual meeting in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai focused on an ADB plan to channel hundreds of millions of dollars into targetted anti-poverty programmes.

The IMF: Dr. Death?

Time Magazine A case study of how the global banker's shock therapy helps economies but hammers the poor BY ERIC POOLEY

Taking A16 Seriously

Jason Vest, AlterNet

Less Bank -- More World

Marc Cooper, LA Weekly WASHINGTON -- "Brothers and sisters! We've already won the Battle of Washington," said Lori Wallach, head of Ralph Nader's Global Trade Watch, to a teach-in of 1,500 people last Friday night -- two days before the street skirmishes began. "Now, all that is left is the mopping-up operation."

WTO Members Set Meeting Schedule for Negotiations on Service ""Clusters""

International Trade Reporter / Volume 17 Number 16 / Page 626 ISSN 1523-2816 GENEVA--Members of the World Trade Organization have agreed on a schedule of year 2000 meetings for carrying out their recently begun negotiations on services trade as well as their mandated reviews under the General Agreement on Trade in Services.

After A16: A Mobilization That Mattered

The Beat / The Nation WASHINGTON -- There are no easy measures of success of failure for protest demonstrations. Concessions by entrenched powers are seldom choreographed to illustrate the precise impact of street-level challenges to the status quo.

World Bank Shouldn""t Have Its Arms Tied

Business Times By James Wolfensohn RECENTLY, a good deal of coverage has been focused on the Meltzer Commission Report on the International Financial Institutions, and what it might mean for the World Bank. Let me take this opportunity to lay out some real concerns that we at the bank have, and also to set the record straight.

World Bank Gets Marks for Effort but Seen Weak in Fighting Poverty

Agence France Presse / Pierre Tran WASHINGTON, April 17 (AFP) - A crescendo of criticism against the World Bank has forced the beleaguered institution to defend its record of fighting poverty, but analysts say the Bank has been its own worst enemy.