The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) continued in 2002 to promote the economic advancement of the rural poor by providing resources to low-income countries on highly concessional terms and designing ...

The World Bank consisted of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA) (see below). Collectively, the following five institutions were known as the ...

During 2002, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) continued to work on the reform of the international monetary system and to focus on its core responsibilities, including helping to prevent financial crises among its ...

The World Bank consisted of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA) (see below). Collectively, the following five institutions were known as the ...

During 2001, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) engaged in a process of reform, while advancing its operational work, by establishing an Independent Evaluation Office to enhance transparency and accountability of its ...

Economic growth in 2000 was unexpectedly and unusually high and widespread. World output,which jumped to 4 per cent from 2.8 per cent in1999, the strongest increase in more than a decade,was associated with double-digit ...

In 2002, the world economy began a sluggish recovery from the sharp global slowdown of the previous year, but the sustainability of the upturn was uncertain. Global growth, at 1.4 per cent, showed just marginal improvement ...

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) continued in 2001 to promote the economic advancement of the rural poor by improving the productivity of on and off-farm activities and by designing and implementing ...

The programme of reform of the Organization, initiated by the Secretary-General in 1997, was given renewed impetus in 2002, when the General Assembly, in December, adopted new reform measures proposed by the Secretary-General, ...

In 2003, the world economy began to gain momentum following more than two years of sluggish growth. Although the war in Iraq and the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in several countries caused some ...