RST must support low- and vulnerable middle-income countries to recover from the pandemic and tackle economic and climate-related structural challenges.
IFI Lending
Finance
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IMF’s punishing surcharges strain Covid-19 response and recovery efforts
Civil society and economists unite in calls for IMF to abolish unethical and harmful surcharges on member countries that undermine financial stability and Covid-19 recovery.
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
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Civil society frustrated by lack of substantive engagement in IDA20 replenishment process
Private sector first approach intact in IDA20 replenishment despite CSO recommendations.
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
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Open letter to G20 Finance Ministers, Central Bank Governors and the IMF: Civil society organizations call for principles for fair channeling of Special Drawing Rights
CSO launches call for the fair channeling of Special Drawing Rights.
Finance
Analysis
Opportunity lost? IMF approach to Special Drawing Rights channelling risks wasting golden chance
Civil society groups argue that IMF must be far more ambitious in its plans for SDRs to be channelled to countries in need.
Finance
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Time for action: How can IMF help countries use their SDRs for crisis recovery?
If the Special Drawing Rights allocation is to benefit the poorest and most vulnerable, decision makers must use SDRs to respond to the pandemic and its economic consequences.
Finance
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Pressure mounts for an end to IDA’s Private Sector Window as IDA20 negotiations continue
Civil society and academics call for scrapping of Private Sector Window in IDA20 and the reallocation of resources to support public sector responses to the pandemic.
Finance
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IMF increases limits of its concessional lending facility, leading to warnings from debt activists
Concessional lending from the IMF reaches record levels with the new reforms set to increase lending further.