Tunisian government is attempting to renegotiate IMF loan to avoid subsidy cuts on food and fuel.
Conditionality impacts
IFI governance
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Marrakech CSO working group launches statement ahead of 2023 Annual Meetings
Marrakech working group calls on the BWIs to cancel the debt, stop imposing austerity and ensure a just energy transition.

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Unbalanced financial stimulus followed by fiscal austerity: When will the IMF learn from its mistakes?!
New reports by Financial Transparency Coalition and Eurodad highlight uneven distribution of Covid-19 stimulus spending followed by socially painful fiscal austerity.

Finance
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Highly indebted countries face further cuts to public spending to service debts, as IMF austerity bites
Debt Justice's new report highlights urgent need for international debt workout mechanisms, as countries are forced to prioritise debt payments.
Finance
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Egypt reaches agreement for IMF programme, but proposals for debt relief are still lacking
Egypt’s new EFF program will likely deepen the country’s debt crisis, instead of helping improve its socioeconomic conditions.
Finance
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Tensions escalate between Argentina and the IMF ahead of crucial loan repayment deadline
Controversial loan from IMF could force country into severe spending cuts.

Finance
Analysis
New IMF Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST) – how to make it work for the Global South
RST must support low- and vulnerable middle-income countries to recover from the pandemic and tackle economic and climate-related structural challenges.

Conditionality
Analysis
New IMF-Pakistan agreement likely to have adverse impact on women
IMF and Pakistan have reached agreement for a further loan disbursement, with Pakistan agreeing to significant cuts.
Conditionality
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Will IMF policy advice align with new UNESCO Declaration on education finance?
IMF advice makes it challenging for countries to achieve education finance goals agreed at UN declaration.
Finance
Analysis
Democratic deficit: The IMF, Ecuador, and central bank independence
IMF's continued push for central bank independence criticised as undemocratic, unequal and for curtailing countries' capacity to respond to the pandemic.