The best books and papers on the World Bank and IMF from 2015.
Strategy/roles
IFI governance
Background
World Bank’s country engagement approach
This Inside the Institutions looks at the World Bank's new country engagement model, including the systematic country diagnostic and country partnership framework.
IFI governance
Background
World Bank global practices and cross-cutting solution areas
This Inside the Institutions looks at the World Bank's new global practices and cross-cutting solutions areas that were established to improve how staff share knowledge internally and externally.
IFI governance
Analysis
World Bank results: “a long-term, steady downward trend”
A series of reports by the World Bank’s Independent Evaluation Group raised further concerns over the Bank’s performance, as internal staff discontent continues.
IFI governance
News
IMF’s chief economist announces departure
Olivier Blanchard, IMF's chief economist, to leave for US think tank Peterson Institute.
Gender
News
World Bank gender strategy consultation
The World Bank is conducting a formal consultation on a new gender strategy concluding 31 July.
Social services
Analysis
The elephant in the classroom: the World Bank and private education providers
World Bank’s high-level support for private education providers is condemned by the UN Special Rapporteur, NGOs and academics.
IFI governance
Analysis
The IMF - indispensable?
As obituaries are written for the World Bank, a new blog published in the Financial Times, reveals how the IMF is set to become indispensable.
Gender
Background
Gender and development: What is happening now?
Notes from a meeting on gender and development during the World Bank spring meetings.
IFI governance
Analysis
CSO roundtable with World Bank Group executive directors
Sponsor: World Bank Group Chairs: Merza Hasan (WB Executive Director, MENA Constituency), Lindsay Coates (Acting…
Featured briefings
30 March 2021
World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings 2021
23 March 2021
The Bretton Woods Observer: Spring 2021
23 March 2021
Tip of the iceberg: How the call for SDRs reveals the urgency for deeper reforms of the global reserve system to address systemic inequalities
Renewed calls for a substantial SDR allocation raise urgency of reforming the inequitable global reserve ‘non-system’.