The Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC), based in Cape Town, South Africa, has launched a newsletter to monitor the World Bank and IMF activities in Southern Africa.
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Conditionality
Analysis
Carrots and Sticks: a quick fix for IMF conditionality?
A short questions and answers briefing on the IMF’s approach to conditionality
Finance
News
IMF muscles in on “Asian Fund”
Asian countries may be blocked from setting up an independent regional currency swap mechanism.
Infrastructure
News
Conference demands Bank fossil fuels ban
A conference in February demanded that agencies such as the World Bank should stop funding fossil-fuel mining and power projects, and instead pay to repair the social and environmental damage already caused by these industries.
Finance
News
Oh no, O’Neill
New US Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill has indicated his scepticism that IMF bail-out packages can deal effectively with financial crises.
Conditionality
Analysis
Comments on the IMF staff’s review of conditionality
Bretton Woods Project comments on the IMF’s conditionality review
Conditionality
News
Bank Vice President enlisted in Turkey crisis
In a bizarre effort to shore up international investor confidence, the Turkish prime minister appointed Kemal Dervis, a World Bank Vice President, to become a state minister in charge of the economy in Turkey in late February.
IFI governance
Analysis
IMF Governance Update
Information on processes and opportunities for influencing the IMF's governance structures.
Conditionality
News
Local leaders criticise Nicaragua’s PRSP
The IMF has approved Nicaragua’s plans to fight poverty despite criticisms from local leaders.
Finance
News
UK government launches globalisation strategy
The UK white paper on globalization - endorsed by the entire UK Government - was published in December.
Accountability
News
UK parliament scrutinises IMF
In January the UK Treasury released its second Annual Report to Parliament on the Activities of the IMF.
WB/IMF roles
News
IMF critical of Indonesian decentralisation
The IMF is critical of the Indonesian’s government’s decentralization plans, which it believes could lead to excessive borrowing by regional governments.
Featured briefings
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8 November 2021
IMF surveillance and climate change transition risks
New briefing by ActionAid USA and the Bretton Woods Project highlights research showing that IMF policy advice has undermined a just energy transition since the Paris Agreement was signed.