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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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Enabling remedy strategies for the effective implementation of IFC’s interim Remedial Action Framework
This session discussed the IFC’s Interim Approach to Remedial Action (RAF), the first such remedy framework by a major DFI.
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Authorized to rebuild? Who governs reconstruction in conflict-affected states in 2026?
This session discussed how, globally, post-war reconstruction is increasingly governed before rebuilding even begins.
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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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What is a good job: Designing employment policy for decent work and economic transformation
As the World Bank Group finalises its “More and Better Jobs” indicator, this session discussed approaches to measuring job quality that promote decent work, support formalisation, and enable socio-economic transformation.
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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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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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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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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.
