Africa/Global: NGOs and Pretoria nod-nod, wink-wink to IMF/Bank

The 60th birthday of the Bretton Woods Institutions - the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) - will be formally celebrated early next month, amidst the distraction of the US presidential campaign. Finance ministers and bankers will gather in Washington for the terrible twins' annual meeting, and the DC-based Mobilization for Global Justice and 50 Years is Enough! Network will host some small-scale events. The two major International Financial Institutions (IFIs) continue to show their disdain for societies and environments. Around the world, civil society groups, especially those associated with the "IFI's -OUT!" movement have declared 1-12 October an international protest period.