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Fuelling inequality: The gendered impacts of World Bank and IMF fuel subsidy removal
New BWP’s research provides evidence of the negative gendered impacts of fuel subsidy removal policies in Egypt, Kenya and Bangladesh.
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Ghana pays off billions in debt linked to World Bank-backed power sector reforms
Ghana spends billions in 2025 to settle energy debts linked to World Bank-backed deals with independent power producers, as civil society warns of costs of failed public-private partnerships.
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Mass protests erupt in Angola following IMF-backed fuel subsidy removals
Civil society warns that without wider debt relief removing consumer subsidies simply shifts the burden onto the poor.
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Pakistan’s debt crisis fuelled by more IMF loans
Pakistan on track to receive its 24th loan from the IMF after the lender disbursed the last tranche of the country’s latest $3 billion programme.
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Nigerians set for higher bills as Bank pushes for removal of ‘inefficient’ energy subsidies
Nigerians set for higher energy bills amidst deep economic crisis as Bank pushes for removal of ‘inefficient’ energy subsidies.
