Seventy-five years after their founding, the World Bank and IMF held their Annual Meetings amidst heightened fears of another global financial crisis.
View all articles
View all articles
View all articles
Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman
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
Spring Meetings wrap-up 2019: what crisis of multilateralism?
As the world ponders the fate of a beleaguered multilateralism on the 75th anniversary of the Bank and Fund, both fail to act on essential governance reforms and opt to maintain the unjust privilege of the Global North.
IFI governance
Analysis
Development Committee communiqué analysis – Spring 2019
Analysis of the Development Committee communiqué published on 13 April.
IFI governance
News
Inspection Panel and Compliance Ombudsman Advisor reviews: Will World Bank fill the half-empty glass?
Civil society press for review of Inspection Panel and Compliance Advisor Ombudsman to result in reserve funds, community-led monitoring systems and greater power for accountability mechanisms.
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.
Accountability
News
US Supreme Court to hear case challenging IFC’s claim to absolute immunity
Court's decision on IFC’s legal immunity in the Tata Mundra coal-fired power plant case will set important precedent
IFI governance
Background
Financing development through financial intermediaries: Exploring best practices in transparency
Notes from the 19 April Civil Society Policy Forum session on financing development through financial intermediaries at the World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings.
Other news
Land
News
Guinean communities’ complaint against IFC-financed bauxite mine enters dispute resolution
CAO convenes process after February complaint alleged land grabbing, negative livelihood impacts.
Knowledge
Background
Recommended resources on the World Bank and IMF: 2018
BOOKS Enforcing the rules in a global economy: The emergence of structural conditionality in the…
Rights
News
Workers unite after IFC fails to comply with its labour standard
Malaysian workers certify union of choice despite efforts of IFC-backed company.
IFI governance
Background
UK civil society meeting with UK World Bank Executive Director Melanie Robinson
Notes from a meeting with the UK World Bank Executive Director on 6 July 2018.
Infrastructure
News
IFC takes its first steps to address Bujagali dam complaints
IFC announces preliminary measures to address CAO complaints regarding Uganda's Bujagali dam, as project receives WBG refinancing boost.
Accountability
News
CAO accepts complaint related to MIGA guarantee for TANAP
Complaint is latest in a series of environmental & social concerns raised about Southern Gas Corridor
Environment
News
Landmark climate-change complaint against IFC lodged in Philippines
The Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) makes history by filing first ever climate-related complaint against the IFC with the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO).
Finance
News
IFC to revisit its development outcomes framework
Civil society seeks to input into IFC's new development outcomes framework.
