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Amazonian groups call for reform of financial architecture and end to extractivism
FOSPA challenges BWIs role in financing extractive development, calling for debt cancellation, climate finance and respect for territorial rights.
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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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World Bank’s Climate Change Action Plan extended despite US pressure
World Bank’s 45 per cent climate finance target ‘retired’ after US criticism, with IEG review expected to shape future of CCAP.
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New World Bank mineral and metals strategy challenged to avoid pitfalls of extractionist approach
Despite focus on country mining compacts, World Bank’s new mineral and metals strategy, likely to struggle to escape previous extractionist pitfalls.
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New Independent Evaluation Office report calls for stronger integration of climate into IMF surveillance and lending
IEO findings echo civil society concerns about IMF’s climate work, with its focus on austerity in surveillance and lending not assessed for its impact on countries’ climate action.
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Fuelling inequality: The gendered impacts of World Bank and IMF fuel subsidy removal
This research provides evidence of the negative gendered impacts of fuel subsidy removal policies in Egypt, Kenya and Bangladesh.
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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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How can DPFs promote equitable energy access and accomplish climate objectives?
This CSPF session examined how DPF advance national climate goals, how their contributions are assessed and reported and way to improve them.
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Future of IMF’s climate work uncertain, as climate crisis intensifies
US hostility to IMF’s climate work risks further exacerbating macroeconomic fallout from climate crisis.
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International Court of Justice ruling delivers ‘earthquake’ on states’ obligations to address climate crisis
Landmark opinion confirms states have a binding legal duty to prevent climate harm, which has implications for their ‘voice and vote’ at IFIs.
