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Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development exposes continued lack of commitment to address systemic issues
Despite the watered down consensus at FfD4, follow up opportunities must be seized upon to advance the agenda of international financial architecture reform in the coming years.
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Decoding IMF accounting, unlocking the full potential of SDRs
Notes from the Civil Society Policy Forum session on 23 April 2025, titled “Decoding IMF Accounting, unlocking the full potential of SDRs”.
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Civil society calls for FfD4 to revive ‘spirit of Monterrey’ and reassert UN’s role in global economic governance
The role of Bretton Woods Institutions remains a key point of contention, amidst their stark governance deficits.
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IMF board’s reluctance leaves Special Drawing Rights as an underused tool in Fund’s toolbox
IMF board’s lukewarm endorsement of SDR rechanneling through MDBs stands in stark contrast to continued calls from Global South governments for additional SDR allocations, amid growing debt crisis.
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The future of Special Drawing Rights as a development finance tool: What’s next?
Notes from the Civil Society Policy Forum session on 17 April 2024, titled “The Future of Special Drawing Rights as a Development Finance Tool: What’s Next?”
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The rise of bilateral currency swaps – a threat to the IMF?
Without reforming SDRs to boost reserves and stabilise economies, bilateral swaps will further reinforce the existing asymmetries of the international financial system.
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The 2021 SDR allocation was beneficial for the global economy, but was it sufficient to address the scale of the crisis?
IMF’s new report looking at the impact of the $650 billion SDR allocation in 2021 talks about the benefits of the allocation for the global economy but fails to address the scale of the polycrisis.
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Reconceptualising Special Drawing Rights as a tool for development finance
Briefing examines the shortcomings of the current SDRs allocation system and calls to reform SDRs to ensure their targeted, needs-based and equitable distribution.
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African finance ministers join growing calls for more equitable SDR allocations
New calls for SDR reform reveal acute need of financing for low- and middle-income countries to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
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The IMF’s Resilience and Sustainability Trust: Can an IMF-managed SDRs trust deliver inclusive & sustainable recoveries?
Notes from the 11 April Civil Society Policy Forum – The IMF’s Resilience and Sustainability Trust: Can an IMF-managed SDRs trust deliver inclusive & sustainable recoveries?
