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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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Financing caring economies beyond extraction: Feminist perspectives on tax justice, AI and development
Feminist panellists interrogated AI’s rapid expansion, asking whose labour powers these systems and who is left out – and how to prevent digital capitalism from deepening existing patterns of extraction and inequality.
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Strained multilateralism: Post‑Seville commitments, IMF responsibilities and a rights‑aligned economic order
This session advanced discussions on the IMF’s responsibilities within a fragmented global governance landscape.
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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.
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Banga’s decision to join 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.
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Mitigating currency mismatch in development finance: MDBs and local currency lending
MDBs must consider local currency lending a central pillar of their development mandate.
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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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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.
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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.
