A new briefing argues for a reformed International Monetary Fund within “a new financial architecture”.
Strategy/roles
Rights
News
After 11 September: Towards a new multilateralism?
The implications for the World Bank and IMF of the 11 September atrocities and their aftermath are as yet uncertain.
Rights
News
Anti-globalisation campaigners carry on
After an initial period of shock and confusion in the wake of the 11 September attacks on the US, anti-globalisers have resumed their protests against multilateral trade and financial institutions.
IFI governance
News
Plans for Bank, Fund contested
The G8’s mandate has been seriously questioned in recent months, but this has not stopped G8 ministers setting new directions for the World Bank and IMF.
Accountability
News
Uruguayans file anti-corruption claim on the Gateway
Two prominent Uruguayans today filed a claim alleging “several irregularities” in the World Bank’s Development Gateway internet initiative.
IFI governance
News
Gateway Foundation document extracts
This page contains extracts from 2 recent documents on the Development Gateway.
IFI governance
News
Knowledge is power. The World Bank’s Development Gateway is a way of centralising and entrench
Knowledge is power. The World Bank’s Development Gateway is a way of centralising and entrenching their power.
IFI governance
Analysis
A Tower of Babel on the internet?
Critical report on the World Bank’s major new internet initiative, the Development Gateway.
IFI governance
News
A Tower of Babel on the Internet? The World Bank’s Development Gateway: Summary
A Tower of Babel on the Internet? The World Bank’s Development Gateway: Summary
Social services
News
Child poverty, development targets debated
A conference on child poverty called by British Chancellor Gordon Brown and Secretary of State for International Development Clare Short received strong support from participants including non-governmental organisations.
Featured briefings
1 October 2024
Year one of World Bank Paris Agreement alignment in the energy sector: ‘green conditionality’ dwarfs green investments
New BWP research finds the Word Bank's approach to Paris alignment is being used to a significant extent to impose ‘green conditionalities' on borrowing countries, especially in the Global South.
3 July 2024
The Bretton Woods Observer: Summer 2024
3 July 2024
Is the World Bank rolling back commitments to citizen engagement, again?
Understanding the Bank’s chequered history with public, community and civil society participation is key for understanding what is at stake and what to do next.