World Bank Staff Association's call for permanent cancellation of Spring Meetings and its CSPF raises long-standing concerns about the need for improved civil society engagement by the Bank and Fund.
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IFI governance
Analysis
Spring Meetings 2020 wrap-up: Will this change everything? Apparently not…
Analysis of this year's World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings: With international response to Covid-19 mired in geopolitical manoeuverings and resistance to systemic change, calls for alternatives grow.
IFI governance
Analysis
Development Committee communiqué analysis - Spring Meetings 2020
Analysis of the Development Committee communiqué published on 17 April.
IFI governance
Analysis
G20 communiqué analysis - Spring Meetings 2020
Analysis of the G20 communiqué published on 15 April.
IFI governance
Analysis
G24 communiqué analysis – Spring Meetings 2020
Analysis of the G24 communiqué released on 14 April.
IFI governance
Analysis
Spring Meetings amid Covid-19 crisis: Will this change everything?
World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings take place amid a global health emergency which experts estimate could result in millions of deaths.
Finance
Analysis
COVID-19 crisis highlights urgency of reconsidering World Bank's MFD approach
Looming financial crisis has roots in Bank's privatisation, financialisation and deregulation agenda.
Private Sector
Analysis
Recipe for disaster: The IMF and World Bank’s role in the financialisation of food and agriculture
World Bank and IMF contribute to financialisation and coorperatisation of agriculture contributing to food insecurity, concentration of power and climate emergency.
Other news
Accountability
News
Long-awaited accountability reforms announced by World Bank board
World Bank board announces Inspection Panel reform package to a mixed reception
Rights
News
Civil society launches framework to assess human rights impact of health privatisation
CSO framework evaluates consequences of private sector activity on right to health.
Finance
News
World Bank pandemic bond instrument fails in COVID-19 response
World Bank's ‘innovative’ health financing instrument proved to be slow and late.
IFI governance
News
Accountability Counsel launches key tool for accountability community
Accountability Console provides complete database of Independent Accountability Mechanism complaints.
Accountability
News
IFC accountability mechanism investigates World Bank-funded for-profit schools
CAO initiates investigation following complaint related to IFC-funded Bridge International Academies in Kenya.
Accountability
News
Civil society urges US Congress to hold IFC accountable before approving capital increase
CSOs express concerns at congressional hearing about pending IFC capital increase.
Land
News
World Bank, IMF and EBRD push for controversial land reform in Ukraine
Ukraine passes contentious draft land reform law under pressure from World Bank, IMF and EBRD.
Gender
Background
Advancing a feminist approach to women's economic inequality
Notes from the Civil Society Policy Forum panel event on 16 October on women's economic inequality and macroeconomic policy.
