The Bretton Woods Project is looking for a Project Manager to head up our new Human Rights and Financialisation (HRF) project.
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Gender
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Gender Project Officer vacancy (CLOSED)
BWP is looking for a Project Officer to support the Bretton Woods Project team in monitoring the work of the World Bank and IMF, supporting critical civil society communities, and advocating for transformational change.
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Staff profiles
Information about the experience that staff bring to the Bretton Woods Project.
Finance
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What are Special Drawing Rights (SDRs)?
This Inside the Institutions looks at the IMF’s Special Drawing Rights, including their history and usage, with a focus on the latest allocation, which accounts for 69 per cent of the SDRs ever disbursed.
IFI governance
Analysis
Development Committee communiqué analysis - Annual Meetings 2021
The Development Committee communiqué was published on 15 October. It acknowledged an uneven and uncertain path to recovery, while it kept silent on the need for a TRIPS waiver of the Covid-19 vaccines and said little about the IMF’s new $650 billion allocation of SDRs.
IFI governance
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The World Bank’s Development Policy Financing: implications for a just, green and feminist recovery
Notes from the Civil Society Policy Forum session on 29 September on the implications and shortcomings of how Development Policy Financing nudges countries towards policy reforms.
IFI governance
Analysis
IMFC communiqué analysis – Annual Meetings 2021
The communiqué of the IMFC was issued on 14 October. It emphasised an uneven recovery from the Covid-19 crisis and highlighted debt concerns. It also called for progress on IMF quota reform.
IFI governance
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Building back better through IDA20: Public investment as a tool for socio-economic transformation in Africa
Notes from the Civil Society Policy Forum session on 7 October on IDA20's replenishment implications with a focus on Africa.
IFI governance
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The role of the World Bank in combatting economic gender inequality in conflict-affected countries
Notes from the Civil Society Policy Forum session on 8 October on the need for the World Bank to better address economic gender inequality in conflict-affected countries.
IFI governance
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Building back better health systems: lessons from the WBG's Covid-19 response and recovery plans
Notes from the Civil Society Policy Forum session on 6 October on the World Bank's need to highlight the centrality of public healthcare systems, central to a just and equitable recovery.
IFI governance
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IMF surcharges: A necessary tool or counter-productive obstacle to a just and green recovery?
Notes from the Civil Society Policy Forum session on 6 October on the governance and resourcing implications of IMF's surcharges.
IFI governance
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Making the Most of Special Drawing Rights: Approaches to maximise impact and create a sustainable and just recovery
Notes from the Civil Society Policy Forum session on 4 October on the ways to maximise the impacts of the recent allocation of $650 billion Special Drawing Rights.
