Press Releases

Groups demand the U.S. Executive Director of the World Bank to Act to Phase Out Business Indicators

Tuesday, February 3, 2015. Contact: Anuradha Mittal, +1 510-469-5228, amittal@oaklandinstitute.org Aldo Caliari, +1 202-635-2757 x 134, acaliari@coc.org Groups demand the U.S. Executive Director…

Civil Society Rejects the World Bank’s 2015 Doing Business Rankings

Civil Society Rejects the World Bank’s 2015 Doing Business Rankings World Bank’s Rankings Denounced as an Illegitimate Report Card October 28, 2014…

Farmers, Indigenous Peoples and NGOs Take to Streets in Ten Cities Demanding an End to World Bank’s Morally Bankrupt Development

Farmers, Indigenous Peoples and NGOs Take to Streets in Ten Cities Demanding an End to World Bank’s Morally Bankrupt Development Group Will…

Press Release: World Bank turns Its back on rights protections for the poor, global civil society response gathers momentum

Press Release: World Bank turns Its back on rights protections for the poor, global civil society response gathers momentum New York, London,…

Press Release: The World Bank and the IMF Open up Ukraine to Western Interests

Press Release: The World Bank and the IMF Open up Ukraine to Western Interests Monday, July 28, 2014 Oakland, California–A new report…

Press Release: 180 Organizations from around the World Demand that the World Bank Shut Down Its Business Rankings & Benchmarking

Press Release: 180 Organizations from around the World Demand that the World Bank Shut Down Its Business Rankings & Benchmarking Thursday, April…

World Bank Accused of Destroying Traditional Farming to Support Corporate Land Grabs

World Bank Accused of Destroying Traditional Farming to Support Corporate Land Grabs Download Press Release —FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE— EMBARGOED March 31, 2014,…

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