The World Bank reengages with Cote d’Ivoire
With Laurent Gbagbo in custody, the World Bank is moving to restart its program in the country, which was frozen in December after Gbabgo refused to recognize the election results. Yesterday, Bank president Robert Zoellick announced plans to speak with Ivorian officials this week and to move forward on debt forgiveness in particular. Cote d’Ivoire ...
With Laurent Gbagbo in custody, the World Bank is moving to restart its program in the country, which was frozen in December after Gbabgo refused to recognize the election results. Yesterday, Bank president Robert Zoellick announced plans to speak with Ivorian officials this week and to move forward on debt forgiveness in particular. Cote d'Ivoire could be a minor, but still notable case of the Bank conditioning its programs on democratic transitions.
With Laurent Gbagbo in custody, the World Bank is moving to restart its program in the country, which was frozen in December after Gbabgo refused to recognize the election results. Yesterday, Bank president Robert Zoellick announced plans to speak with Ivorian officials this week and to move forward on debt forgiveness in particular. Cote d’Ivoire could be a minor, but still notable case of the Bank conditioning its programs on democratic transitions.
David Bosco is a professor at Indiana University’s Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies. He is the author of The Poseidon Project: The Struggle to Govern the World’s Oceans. Twitter: @multilateralist
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