Views From the Bank Luncheon Series

While the World Bank officially adopted an anti-corruption and governance strategy in March 2007, Bank staff have been on the front lines of transparency and accountability work in developing countries for decades as they interact directly with borrowing countries on procurement and financial transactions and advise on governance and institutional development.

Beginning in October 2007, the Transparency and Accountability Project within Brookings Global hosted a series focused on major fiduciary issues in each of the Bank’s regions. The series will examine the major issues, successful reforms and challenges facing governments from the perspective of World Bank staff who have worked closely with developing country leaders, and will explore new strategies and solutions.

For more information on the series, please contact Alice Krupit.

October 9, 2007
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Cheryl Gray, Ronald Myers and Pascale Kervyn

October 23, 2007
Africa
Nicola Smithers and T K Balakrishnan

October 30, 2007
Latin American and Caribbean
Nick Manning and Stefan Koeberle

November 15, 2007
East Asia and Pacific
Barbara Nunberg and Steve Burgess

December 6, 2007
South Asia
Barbara Kafka and Ed Campos

December 13, 2007
Middle East and North Africa
Nadir Mohammad and Bob Beschel

January 14, 2008
Roundtable of Country Directors
Peter Harrold and Jane Armitage