This Inside the Institutions looks at IMF surveillance and explores its role in influencing countries' macroeconomic policies .
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Social services
News
IMF and World Bank’s support for privatisation condemned by UN expert
A new UN report shines light on how IMF and World Bank support for privatisation contributes to the elimination of human rights
IFI governance
News
IMF quota reforms: The fight for democratic governance continues
Uneven votes shares and global power imbalances shape the IMF voting shares, as it prepares to shake up its voting quotas
IFI governance
Commentary
Bank and Fun(d) speak of the year: 12 days of Christmas – an ode to the World Bank & IMF’s 2018
At the end of every year, the Bretton Woods Project highlights some of the most farcical remarks of Fund and World Bank staff. This time, it’s set to music.
IFI governance
News
IMF appoints Gita Gopinath as its first female chief economist
IMF's new chief economist views on exchange rates considered unorthodox
IFI governance
Analysis
Annual Meetings Wrap-up: 'Headwinds' overshadow Bali holiday
Despite the idyllic setting and notwithstanding recent global growth, the 2018 World Bank-IMF Annual Meetings took place in a context of apprehension, which seemed unmatched by forceful action.
IFI governance
Analysis
IMFC communiqué analysis - Annual Meetings 2018
Analysis of the IMFC communiqué, issued on 12 October, from the 2018 World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings in Bali, Indonesia.
IFI governance
Analysis
G20 press briefing analysis - Annual Meetings 2018
Analysis of the G20's press briefing on 12 October, following the Fourth Ministerial Meeting of Argentina's G20 Presidency, in Nusa Dua, Bali.
IFI governance
Analysis
Development Committee communiqué analysis – Autumn 2018
Analysis of the Development Committee communiqué released on 13 October at the World Bank-IMF Annual Meetings in Nusa Dua, Bali.
IFI governance
Analysis
G24 communiqué analysis - Annual Meetings 2018
Analysis of the G24 communiqué, issued on 11 October at the 2018 World Bank-IMF Annual Meetings in Nusa Dua, Bali.
IFI governance
Analysis
Annual Meetings Preamble: 10 years after crisis, World Bank and IMF fight for relevance amidst mounting global economic pressure
BWIs' approach questioned amidst lingering crisis of multilateralism.
IFI governance
Commentary
The IMF and World Bank: Aiding and abetting inequality in Asia
As inequality in Asia continues to deepen, civil society renews calls for IMF and World Bank to be held accountable for exacerbating inequality.
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