Notes from the Civil Society Policy Forum event on 18 October on the role of the IMF in tackling climate risk.
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
IFI governance
Analysis
Bretton Woods at 75 and the future of multilateralism conference
On 21 October the Georgetown University Law CAROLA, BWP and the Bank Information Center hosted a one-day conference entitled Bretton Woods at 75 and the future of multilateralism.
IFI governance
Analysis
G20 press briefing analysis – Annual Meetings 2019
Analysis of the Group of Twenty (G20) press briefing held on 18 October in Washington DC, following a meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors on 17-18 October.
IFI governance
Analysis
Development Committee communiqué analysis - Annual Meetings 2019
Analysis of the Development Committee communique released on 19 October.
IFI governance
Analysis
IMFC communiqué analysis – Annual Meetings 2019
Analysis of the International Monetary and Financial Committee communique released on 19 October.
IFI governance
Analysis
G24 communiqué analysis – Annual Meetings 2019
Analysis of the communiqué of the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs and Development (G24), released 17 October.
Finance
Analysis
Bretton Woods at 75
BWP publishes essay series reflecting on the legacy of 75 years of IMF and World Bank policies and power.
IFI governance
Analysis
2019 Annual Meetings Preamble
As the Bretton Woods Institutions reach 75, much-needed critical reflection is still missing.
IFI governance
Commentary
Tout change et rien change pas: Global power and IMF leadership
The present IMF leadership 'contest' makes a mockery of the institution's multilateral character and further diminishes its legitimacy.
Conditionality
Analysis
IMF Ecuador agreement undermines workers’ rights
IMF programme raises questions over unconstitutional attack on workers' rights.
Rights
News
Tunisia Commission seeks reparations for human rights violations from IMF and World Bank
Bretton Woods Institutions found to share responsibility for social unrest leading to serious human rights violations.
Finance
News
Why did the IMF fail to take pre-emptive measures in Argentina?
Effectiveness of IMF’s approach questioned, as Argentina undergoes technical default.
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