<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - </title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/issues/imfworldbank?nav=rss_world/issues/imfworldbank</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[IMF, World Bank Policies Faulted in Hushed Vigils]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2948-2004Oct2.html?nav=rss_world/issues/imfworldbank</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2948-2004Oct2.html?nav=rss_world/issues/imfworldbank</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2004 18:01:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Protesters against global capitalism and the war in Iraq held twin demonstrations in Washington Saturday amid tight security.]]></description><author> Manny Fernandez  and Monte Reel</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doubt Cast on IMF Protesters Arrests]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8075-2003Feb26.html?nav=rss_world/issues/imfworldbank</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8075-2003Feb26.html?nav=rss_world/issues/imfworldbank</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2004 18:01:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[An internal investigation into the D.C. police department's handling of the anti-globalization  demonstrations last fall has found that  protesters were never told to disperse from a downtown park, according to a D.C. Council member.]]></description><author> David A. Fahrenthold and David Nakamura</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[IMF to Grant Argentina 'Transitional' Loan]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51831-2003Jan13.html?nav=rss_world/issues/imfworldbank</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51831-2003Jan13.html?nav=rss_world/issues/imfworldbank</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2004 18:01:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[More than a year after cutting off Argentina, the IMF generating intense controversy because part of the motivation is a threatened default by Buenos Aires.]]></description><author> Paul Blustein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[IMF Cuts Disputed Clause From Debt Plan]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24592-2003Jan7.html?nav=rss_world/issues/imfworldbank</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24592-2003Jan7.html?nav=rss_world/issues/imfworldbank</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2004 18:01:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The International Monetary Fund, bowing to objections from banks and investors over its proposed "bankruptcy" system for indebted countries such as Argentina and Brazil,  unveiled a proposal yesterday that omits one of the plan's most controversial features.]]></description><author> Paul Blustein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drawn to Protest]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8702-2002Sep26.html?nav=rss_world/issues/imfworldbank</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8702-2002Sep26.html?nav=rss_world/issues/imfworldbank</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2004 18:01:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Ever since the Persian Gulf War, if you've seen a protest poster around town, there's a good chance it's a Flugennock. <em>By David Montgomery</em>]]></description><author> David Montgomery</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[IMF Protesters Plan Day-Long Strike in D.C.]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54857-2002Sep8.html?nav=rss_world/issues/imfworldbank</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54857-2002Sep8.html?nav=rss_world/issues/imfworldbank</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2004 18:01:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Police and protesters are marshaling their forces for the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in downtown Washington this month.]]></description><author> Manny Fernandez and David A. Fahrenthold</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[IMF, O'Neill Back New Loans for Brazil]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33562-2002Aug1.html?nav=rss_world/issues/imfworldbank</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33562-2002Aug1.html?nav=rss_world/issues/imfworldbank</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2004 18:01:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Seeking to douse a financial firestorm raging through South America, the International Monetary Fund and U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul H. O'Neill on Thursday said new international loans for Brazil and Uruguay are in the works.]]></description><author> Paul Blustein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donors to Boost World Bank Funding for Aid to Poor]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16142-2002Jul2.html?nav=rss_world/issues/imfworldbank</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16142-2002Jul2.html?nav=rss_world/issues/imfworldbank</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2004 18:01:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Donor countries have agreed to increase the funding they give the World Bank for aid to  its poorest client countries over the next three years, the bank announced Tuesday.]]></description><author> Paul Blustein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traveling in Harmony]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29956-2002May16.html?nav=rss_world/issues/imfworldbank</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29956-2002May16.html?nav=rss_world/issues/imfworldbank</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2004 18:01:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It might be called "Mr. Hardhead and Mr. Bleeding-Heart Go to Africa": Tart-tongued Treasury Secretary Paul H. O'Neill will spend 12 days touring with Irish rock star Bono.]]></description><author> Paul Blustein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enron Succeeded in Development-Aid Search]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A136-2002Mar21.html?nav=rss_world/issues/imfworldbank</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A136-2002Mar21.html?nav=rss_world/issues/imfworldbank</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2004 18:01:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Firm was promised more than $7 billion from development banks, according to a new report.]]></description><author> James V. Grimaldi</author></item></channel></rss>