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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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Critical minerals and the new development dilemma: What the WBG’s new strategy must get right
World Bank’s new mining strategy requires a new approach informed by critical review of what has worked.
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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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Securing a role for the private sector: IFC’s first securitisation transaction aims to mobilise private capital, but at what cost?
The IFC has made its first ever securitisation transaction of $510 million, in a bid to mobilise private finance.
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World Bank establishes task force to evaluate merger of its independent accountability mechanisms
Task force is expected to hold public consultations and establish a ‘reference group’ early in 2026.
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CAO closure of Tata Mundra case sends chilling message to project-affected communities in search of justice
Tata Mundra communities left without justice or remedy as CAO closes the case, exacerbating concerns about lack of accountability in IFC-financed projects.
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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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Annual Meetings 2025 Wrap-up: IMF and World Bank declare uncertainty the “new normal” amid spectacle showcasing US and private capital interests
Annual Meetings showcased the BWIs’ efforts to prove their loyalty to the current US administration and prioritise private capital, even as multilateralism erodes and civil society space shrinks.
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Development Committee chair’s statement analysis Annual Meetings 2025
The Development Committee’s 2025 statement recycles old prescriptions – privatised finance, growth-first policy and vague climate pledges – confirming that the Bank’s reform agenda remains rhetorical, risk-averse and detached from social or environmental justice.
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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.
