A senior British official has made propositions for a greater separation between the surveillance and lending functions at the IMF.
Voting rights
IFI governance
News
Increasing clarity on limitations of IFI governance debate
In mid February high-level meetings were held in Washington DC to examine proposals to reform the governance of the World Bank and IMF.
IFI governance
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UK government pushing new finance facility
The British government has issued more detailed plans for a bond market mechanism to increase the amount of money spent on development assistance.
IFI governance
Background
The World Bank and gender
A brief summary of how gender is - or is not - incorporated into World Bank programmes and policies, with links to further resources from both inside the Bank and its critics.
IFI governance
News
Frustration at limited governance discussions
A serious effort to improve Southern country voice at the institutions would require going far beyond capacity-building to change the composition, voting shares and transparency of the Bank/Fund Boards.
IFI governance
News
New aspects of IMF voting inequity
A new study reveals complex aspects of the undemocratic nature of the IMF.
IFI governance
Analysis
Window of opportunity on IFI governance
Discussion of the key issues to be raised when the Development Committee discusses reforms to the governance structure of the IFIs at the Spring Meetings this April.
IFI governance
News
Europeans urged to coordinate in WB, IMF
Senior officials have recently backed closer European government collaboration on World Bank and IMF policies.
IFI governance
News
NGO & IFI accountability gaps laid bare
A new report compares the accountability mechanisms of 18 selected global institutions, transnational companies and NGOs.
IFI governance
News
Bank launches trade tome
The release of Development, Trade and the WTO: A Handbook signals the World Bank’s rapidly increasing involvement in trade issues, triggering fears that its policy biases will gain too influential a foothold.
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5 October 2023
World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings 2023
4 October 2023
The Bretton Woods Observer: Autumn 2023
4 October 2023
The IMF and World Bank talk good governance, but walk with state- capturers
From South Africa to Tunisia, Libya and Egypt, the Bank and Fund have demonstrated they are not appropriate allies to address the scale of the crisis the world is facing, especially, given their record.