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IMF and World Bank’s muted response to illegal attacks on Iran deepens legitimacy concerns
IMF and World Bank fail to respond adequately to the crisis in the global economy created by fallout from US and Israel’s war on Iran and Lebanon.
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Building what was never built for us: The Borrowers’ Platform and the fight to correct sovereign risk
New Borrowers’ Platform marks significant step to address key flaws and power imbalances prevalent in international financial architecture.
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Spring Meetings 2026 Wrap-up: America First exacerbates global instability as war on Iran leads to latest economic shock
The Spring Meetings offered a chilling response to the persisting strains of global instability and multilateralism in crisis.
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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.
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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.
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Challenging primacy of BWIs urgent as threats to UN and multilateralism deepen
UN80 reform process and establishment of ‘Board of Peace’ increase threats of erosion of UN’s role.
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New report debunks World Bank and IMF’s claims that universal social protection is unaffordable
Development Pathways and Act Church of Sweden report demonstrates the viability of locally financed and gradual provision of universal social protection.
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Call for just transition becomes COP30 rallying cry, as doubts remain over MDBs’ growing climate finance role
Global South unions call for ‘clean break’ with World Bank’s ‘billions to trillions’ approach in the energy sector.
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Second World Summit for Social Development’s Doha declaration: Ambition must be backed by action
Declaration makes ambitious commitments but action on debt, international tax cooperation and ending IMF and World Bank mandated austerity policies are needed to renew the social contract.
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G24 communiqué analysis Annual Meetings 2025
The Group of 24 communiqué covered a plethora of pressing topics but failed to offer bold political pressure essential for transformative change.
