The finance ministers for the Vulnerable Group of Twenty, a bloc of 58 developing country economies representing some 1.5 billion people, issued a communiqué on 16 October.
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IMFC Chair's Statement analysis Annual Meetings 2022: Scrambling for new ideas to tackle inflation, debt, and climate change
IMFC chair statement condemns Russia’s war while scrambling for new ideas to tackle inflation, debt, and climate change, as Covid response fades from attention.
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G24 communiqué analysis Annual Meetings 2022: G24 echoes calls for more drastic measures by international financial institutions
G24 communiqué echoes calls for more drastic measures by international financial institutions to cushion the blow for low- and middle-income countries in the face of compounding global crises.
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Development Committee Chair’s Statement analysis Annual Meetings 2022: Statement calls for greater international cooperation and strengthened multilateralism
The Development Committee issued a chair statement instead of a communiqué, following its meeting on 14 October.
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G20 press briefing analysis Annual Meetings 2022: Challenges and differences in view, as escalating geopolitical conflicts worsen the economic situation
The Indonesian Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati acknowledged the G20 faced "many challenges" and "differences in view", with "escalating geopolitical conflicts worsening the economic situation.”
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Annual Meetings 2022 Wrap Up: As the world runs out of time, BWIs fail to provide clear vision and bold actions
The World Bank and IMF meet for their Annual Meetings amid a turbulent economic and geopolitical context, and the realisation that the SDGs will not be met. Despite much discussion of urgent action required, little evidence of solutions to the multiple challenges facing the globe was on offer.
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Implications of financial deepening for inequality and its impact on gender, poverty, and marginalization
Notes from a Civil Society Policy Forum panel on 14 October 2022 titled "Implications of financial deepening for inequality and its impact on gender, poverty, and marginalization."
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Greening whole economies? Unpacking World Bank plans for Paris alignment by July 2023
Notes from a Civil Society Policy Forum event on 14 October titled "Greening whole economies? Unpacking World Bank plans for Paris alignment by July 2023."
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Winds of change: the future of tax reforms in Latin America
Notes from a Civil Society Policy Forum panel on 13 October 2022 titled "Winds of change: the future of tax reforms in Latin America."
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Accelerating equality through a gender-just green transition: unlocking women and girls’ economic opportunities
Notes from the Civil Society Policy Forum event on 13 October titled "Accelerating equality through a gender-just green transition: unlocking women and girls’ economic opportunities."
