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IDB Rush to Increase Capital Fails G-20 Stress Tests

Friday, October 16, 2009

Dear Friends,

It’s a pleasure to share this edition of the BICECA Monthly Bulletin- October 2009.  
In this edition you will find “A Serious Crisis Should Never go to Waste: IDB Rush to Increase Capital Fails G-20 Stress Test”, a summary of an in-depth analysis of the IDB’s eligibility for a General Capital Increase.  The reported $180 billion GCI request is the ninth and largest by far in the IDB’s fifty year history – more than four times any prior GCI.  The report by Vince McElhinny provides a scorecard of the IDB’s performance across six key areas and offers recommendations for reform before a recapitalization is approved. 

The complete bulletin with images and footnotes in PDF format: http://www.bicusa.org/admin/Document.101566.aspx