[stop-imf] New site: IMF/Bank info for 2003 annual meetings

[Robert Weissman]

Do you know your EIB from your ADB?  Do you know what impact these financia=
l institutions have on the environment, debt or trade? What they doing
in A=
frica, East Asia or Eastern Europe? How they operate and to whose rules? Wh=
o is watching what they do?

Find out at IFIwatchnet: www.ifiwatchnet.org

 This collaborative online project brings together briefings, news,
events =
and urgent actions from over 50 organisations around the world which are mo=
nitoring the activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs).

During the Annual Meetings of the World Bank and IMF taking place in
Dubai =
from 17-24 September, IFIwatchnet will provide :
- contact details for those civil society representatives in Dubai
- details of over 25 events in Dubai and parallel events around the world
- links to the latest reports produced for the meetings by civil society or=
ganizations including reports examining the impact of the World
Bank/IMF o=
n  human rights, gender issues,  education and the environment

With sections for each institution, global region and a range of topics, IF=
Iwatchnet can provide you with the information and contacts you need at
a g=
lance.   If you are looking for independent perspectives on
international f=
inancial institutions, and how they affect your issue or region, the IFIwat=
chnet is a good place to start.

 If you have any IFI related publications that you would like to feature on=
 IFIwatchnet, please post them directly by going to the documents page.  If=
 your organisation actively monitors one or more of the IFIs as all or part=
 of its work and would like to take part in IFIwatchnet, please contact
us =
for further info,

IFIwatchnet has a syndication service which allows you feature details
of I=
FI related events on your organization=92s website, automatically
updated w=
hen an IFIwatchnet participant adds relevant info to the calendar.  Find ou=
t more at http://www.ifiwatchnet.org/feed/index.shtml .

Apologies for cross posting.  Please distribute as appropriate to your netw=
orks, colleagues and contacts.