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90 IMF Protesters Arrested in D.C.

Associated Press / Will Lester, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- A dwindling band of protesters, facing a steady rain and police reinforcements, failed to shut down international finance meetings today but played havoc with the workaday life of downtown Washington. There were sporadic clashes with riot-equipped police and scores of arrests.

Poor Nations"" Leaders Back Washington Protesters

By John Ward Anderson / Washington Post Foreign Service

IMF Policymakers Cite "Growing Public Debate," Pledge More Transparency

Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, April 16 (AFP) - International Monetary Fund policymakers, acknowledging on Sunday that their institution is the subject of "growing public debate," pledged to make the IMF more open and accountable.

Human Chains, Crowds Try to Keep IMF Delegates Out of Meeting

By JORGE E. BANALES WASHINGTON, April 16 (UPI) -- Most delegates attending the International Monetary Fund meeting Sunday in Washington have entered the IMF building despite attempts by protesters to block their way, officials said.

Wealthy Nations Agree on Changes in IMF

The New York Times / By JOSEPH KAHN WASHINGTON -- The Group of 7 wealthy nations agreed today on proposals for change at the International Monetary Fund that would discourage nations from borrowing too often from the fund and encourage them to pay back their loans quickly.

Interview with Kevin Danaher on Globalism and Its Discontents

April 14, 2000 -- This week Policy.com sat down with one of the leaders of this week's IMF/World Bank protests. PC: Welcome to Policy.com's Policy Interview. With us today is Kevin Danaher, co-founder of Global Exchange, and editor of the new book, Globalize This: The Battle Against the World, or Trade Organization and Corporate Rule..

IMF, World Bank Defended

By JORGE E. BANALES WASHINGTON, April 14 (UPI) -- Representatives of the Bretton Woods Committee, the parent organization of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, staunchly defended Friday the policies and practices of these institutions and said their critics in the streets have 'the wrong target."

Valid Questions on the New Economy

By E. J. Dionne Jr. / Washington Post Critics of this weekend's demonstrations against the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund will write off the protests as the work of the marginal, the cranky and the impractical.

IMF Official Defends Globalization

Associated Press / Martin Crutsinger, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- International Monetary Fund and Clinton administration officials on Thursday defended their efforts to promote freer trade and greater integration of the global economy, contending they offered the best hope of lifting hundreds of millions of people out of abject poverty.

World Bank is Agent of "Social Justice," Says Wolfensohn

WASHINGTON, April 12 (AFP) - World Bank president James Wolfensohn, responding to an avalanche of criticism of his organization, on Wednesday defended the lending institution as a catalyst for social justice and poverty reduction.