World Bank’s new report on education and Covid-19 contrasts with IFC announcement on freezing private school investments.
World Bank Group
Rights
News
IFC denies responsibility for community harms following CAO’s Guatemala dam investigation
IFC denies responsibility for harms to the community in dam case despite investigation findings.
Rights
News
Concerns over labour rights resurface in IFC's Covid-19 response
Joint letter to IFC chief executive officer raises questions on worker protections.
Knowledge
Background
The World Bank: What it is and how it operates
This Inside the Institutions provides an overview of how the Bank’s systems are designed to operate.
Land
News
IMF and World Bank help push through contentious Ukraine land reform amid Covid-19 pandemic
Bank and Fund-backed land bill passed in dead of night during lockdown favouring private investors and Western agribusiness.
IFI governance
News
IFC CEO announces planned retirement
Philippe Le Houérou will depart 1 October, after joining IFC in 2015.
IFI governance
Analysis
Fears of shrinking civil society space as World Bank Staff Association calls for axing of Spring Meetings
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.
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.
