Bretton Woods Project coverage of the 2017 spring meetings in Washington DC with analysis of the communiqués and notes from key civil society and official meetings.
Spring/Annual meetings
IFI governance
Analysis
Annual Meetings 2016: communiqués coverage
Analysis of the official communiqués from the 2016 World Bank-IMF annual meetings, Washington DC.
IFI governance
Background
UK civil society meeting with DFID: Annual meetings and IDA
Notes of a UK CSO meeting with DFID on the annual meetings and the IDA process 23 September 2016.
IFI governance
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Recurring debt crises in sub-Saharan Africa and the rise of bond issuance
Notes from a side event at the IMF/World Bank 2016 annual meetings launching a new report on bonds issuance in Nigeria, Zambia and Ghana, followed by a panel discussion on government bonds as a debt issue.
IFI governance
Background
The new World Bank environmental and social framework: Opportunities and challenges for implementation
Notes from a side event on implementation of the new World Bank environmental and social framework, which took place during the World Bank-IMF 2016 annual meetings.
IFI governance
Background
Evaluating citizen engagement in World Bank operations
Notes from a side event on citizen engagement in World Bank operations, which took place during the World Bank-IMF 2016 annual meetings.
IFI governance
Background
The role of IFIs in assessing the impact of tax incentives and tax competition on inequality
Notes from a side event at the IMF/World Bank 2016 annual meetings exploring the link between tax incentives, reduced revenue mobilization and inequality, as well as addressing tax capacity building efforts.
IFI governance
Background
Stopping vulture funds through national anti-vulture laws
Notes from a side event at the IMF/World Bank 2016 annual meetings exploring the issue of vulture funds from various angles, as well as possible solutions.
IFI governance
Background
Equity, inclusion and education: Examining evidence on low-fee private schools
Notes from a side event on privatisation of education and low-fee private schools, which took place during the World Bank-IMF 2016 annual meetings.
IFI governance
Background
Emerging Lessons from Indigenous Peoples’ Cases
Notes from a side event on emerging lessions from indigenous peoples cases of the Inspection Panel, which took place during the World Bank-IMF 2016 annual meetings.
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Renewed calls for a substantial SDR allocation raise urgency of reforming the inequitable global reserve ‘non-system’.