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Civil society engagement under the IMF’s CSO guidelines
This Inside the Institutions examines the IMF’s review of its civil society engagement guidelines in the context of increasing programme scrutiny.
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Joint CSO letter calls for IMF to strengthen consultation and accountability
Over 100 CSOs urge the Fund to strengthen consultation practices and adopt binding standards to improve accountability.
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As Jubilee year draws to a close, debt crisis remains unresolved
The current debt architecture continues to prioritise creditors over people as Jubilee-inspired movements push for genuine cancellation, fair restructuring and enforceable rules to rebalance global economic power.
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World Bank Shareholding Review must deliver a better deal for African governments
2025 review needs to deliver reforms that strengthen borrower influence and improve global development governance.
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Debt decisions that deliver: Strengthening domestic institutions for accountable borrowing
In this session experts from Senegal, Kenya, the IMF and WFD highlighted how stronger debt transparency and oversight are essential to equity, accountability, and restoring public trust.
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UN80: A missed opportunity for transformation?
Member states must deliver on strategic transformation that enables UN to respond to growing crises.
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The World Bank shareholding review – reform or ritual?
Focusing on the 2025 Shareholding Review, this Inside the Institutions explores power asymmetries within the World Bank and growing calls for equitable, transparent and accountable governance reform.
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Civil society calls for FfD4 to revive ‘spirit of Monterrey’ and reassert UN’s role in global economic governance
The role of Bretton Woods Institutions remains a key point of contention, amidst their stark governance deficits.
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The IMF’s 2025 Conditionality Review: a test of reform or repeat?
Despite past acknowledgments of flawed policies, austerity-driven programmes continue to deepen economic hardship, entrench inequality, and prioritise creditors over sustainable development.
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IMF’s PRGT review places the burden of financing the program on low-income countries
As the IMF increases cost of lending for LICs by introducing a tiered interest mechanism to the PRGT, CSOs and V20 Group call instead for an SDR interest rate cap to reduce the cost of lending and for sale of gold reserves to address the funding gap.
