Civil society joint statement formulates a set of key policy asks grounded in a commitment to critically assess the gendered impact of the Fund’s conventional fiscal, monetary, and labour market policy advice.
Commentary
Private Sector
Commentary
Submission to the World Bank Consultation for the Business Enabling Environment (BEE) Project
A coalition of CSOs have delivered a submission to the World Bank raising the BEE is just a rebranding exercise that does not address longstanding issues in the Bank's engagement in private sector advice.
Accountability
Commentary
Alto Maipo: Harms endure due to MDBs' lack of proper due diligence
World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank's reactive independent accountability mechanisms cannot address harms caused by lack of proper due diligence in Alto Maipo.
Finance
Commentary
World Bank must place economic transformation at heart of IDA20 replenishment
IDA20 must take urgent action to ensure tangible support for economic transformation and decent jobs, and the establishment of a social protection fund.
Finance
Commentary
Joint statement on World Bank’s IDA20 replenishment
Bretton Woods Project, Eurodad and Afrodad publish statement on the need for IDA20 replenishment to make an effective and meaningful contribution to recovery and resilience efforts.
Land
Analysis
India’s new farm laws mirror international financial institutions’ vision of agriculture
Thousands of Indian farmers protest damaging World Bank and IMF-supported reforms to agriculture laws.
Conditionality
Commentary
Costa Rica resoundingly rejects IMF’s 'austericidal' recipe
Alternative progressive solutions reached by democratic and inclusive multi-sectoral dialogue.
Conditionality
Commentary
An IMF bailout for Lebanon can make things worse
Amidst multiple financial and economic crises, a classic IMF intervention in Lebanon could exacerbate inequalities and social tensions.
Infrastructure
Analysis
World Bank must ensure new Africa energy strategy is inclusive and pro-poor
The Bank’s new Africa energy strategy offers it an important chance to mainstream achieving SDG7 into its energy lending on the continent.
Rights
Commentary
World Bank must support rigorous independent monitoring of discrimination against girls in Tanzania
World Bank board approves Tanzania education loan amid pregnant schoolgirls re-admission ban.
Accountability
Commentary
Reviews of World Bank Group’s accountability mechanisms too important to be done in secret
Civil society deeply concerned about lack of transparency and consultation in ongoing reviews of World Bank's accountability mechanisms.
IFI governance
Commentary
Tout change et rien change pas: Global power and IMF leadership
The present IMF leadership 'contest' makes a mockery of the institution's multilateral character and further diminishes its legitimacy.