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As Jubilee year draws to a close, debt crisis remains unresolved
The current debt architecture continues to prioritise creditors over people as Jubilee-inspired movements push for genuine cancellation, fair restructuring and enforceable rules to rebalance global economic power.
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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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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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Indigenous communities lead protests in Ecuador over IMF-prescribed austerity and fuel extraction
Mass protests erupt in Ecuador after right-wing President Daniel Noboa implements harsh austerity measures in line with IMF demands.
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Securing a role for the private sector: IFC’s first securitisation transaction aims to mobilise private capital, but at what cost?
The IFC has made its first ever securitisation transaction of $510 million, in a bid to mobilise private finance.
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IMF’s economic sustainability analyses fail to consider extreme wealth as macro-risk and address harms
New research by New Economics Foundation demonstrates extreme wealth is a macro-risk, yet this is excluded from IMF bilateral surveillance analyses.
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Annual Meetings 2025 Wrap-up: IMF and World Bank declare uncertainty the “new normal” amid spectacle showcasing US and private capital interests
Annual Meetings showcased the BWIs’ efforts to prove their loyalty to the current US administration and prioritise private capital, even as multilateralism erodes and civil society space shrinks.
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Development Committee chair’s statement analysis Annual Meetings 2025
The Development Committee’s 2025 statement recycles old prescriptions – privatised finance, growth-first policy and vague climate pledges – confirming that the Bank’s reform agenda remains rhetorical, risk-averse and detached from social or environmental justice.
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IMFC chair’s statement analysis Annual Meetings 2025
IMFC member statements demonstrate increasing geopolitical fragmentation and divisions over impact of US tariffs on the global economy, while chair’s statement tows US line on efficiencies and calls for greater austerity measures.
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G24 communiqué analysis Annual Meetings 2025
The Group of 24 communiqué covered a plethora of pressing topics but failed to offer bold political pressure essential for transformative change.
