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Hard-wiring hunger: Bretton Woods Institutions and the financialisation of food systems
BWP’s new report examines how IMF and World Bank policies have contributed to reshaping global food systems to prioritise financial speculation over food security.
Spring Meetings 2026 Preamble: ‘Rupture in world order’ further challenges IMF and World Bank’s legitimacy
Spring Meetings take place amid increasing tensions among key Global North shareholders, as global instability deepens BWIs legitimacy crisis.
Fuelling inequality: The gendered impacts of World Bank and IMF fuel subsidy removal
New BWP’s research provides evidence of the negative gendered impacts of fuel subsidy removal policies in Egypt, Kenya and Bangladesh.
Banga’s decision to join US-led Board of Peace raises questions about World Bank’s commitment to multilateralism
Bank’s role as trustee for Board of Peace’s Gaza Reconstruction and Development Fund, and Banga’s involvement in board, condemned by civil society.
Mitigating currency mismatch in development finance: MDBs and local currency lending
MDBs must consider local currency lending a central pillar of their development mandate.
Britain as a global financial superpower: The UK’s 2027 G20 Presidency is a historic opportunity to fix the system
UK’s 2027 G20 Presidency offers a rare chance to fix systemic imbalances at little cost.
Global governance and development: Toward equitable burden sharing and agenda-setting
By design, global governance has kept the UN out of financial policy decision-making and norm-setting, leaving Global South countries hostage to the damaging consequences of BWIs neoliberal policies.
From donor to investor: The dangers of the development paradigm shift
As significant cuts to ODA are made, a narrative shift by rich donor countries attempts to detract attention from reduced spending.
From risk perception to financial power: Africa’s credit rating ambition
African Union’s proposed Credit Rating Agency aims to rebalance sovereign risk assessment but its success will depend on credibility, methodological innovation and investor trust.
IEO’s fiscal policy evaluation highlights serious flaws in IMF surveillance
IEO’s new fiscal policy evaluation identifies serious flaws in the Fund’s fiscal policy advice, strengthening CSO calls for mandatory distributional, climate and gender impact assessments.
