Location: Eastern Europe & Central Asia

IMF support for Ukraine hinges on Russian assets loan, EU warnsHedge funds cash in while Ukraine is in war – civil society calls for legal protection from speculatorsUS makes fresh push for World Bank to back nuclear powerThe World Bank should reconsider its mega dam project in TajikistanBWIs use frozen Russian assets as part of $50 billion support to UkraineHow neoliberalism has wielded ‘corruption’ to privatise life in AfricaUkraine’s post-war agricultural recovery: Returning to the way things were is not enoughIMF continues to disregard UN Human Rights Commission concerns about its surcharge policyCorporations are expanding control over Ukraine’s land with help from the IMF and the World BankNew deal allows for ICSID claims on fossil fuel investments until 2033World Bank and IMF’s response to global food crisis misses mark, as financial speculation drives food prices to historic highsSpring Meetings 2022 Wrap-Up: Progress on key issues side-tracked by Ukraine invasion and BWIs’ own sense of driftIMFC chair statement analysis – Spring Meetings 2022Spring Meetings 2022 Preamble: War in Ukraine risks deepening divergent recovery as World Bank and IMF prepare for Spring MeetingsCalls for Ukraine debt relief grow as IMF and World Bank provide fresh loans amidst crisisCivil society campaign urges IMF to stop using punitive surchargesIFC faces critical questions over investments in gig economyIMFC communiqué analysis – Spring Meetings 2021Doing Business Report to be published after temporary suspension over data irregularitiesCivil society raises alarm about IMF’s continued backing of austerity amidst pandemic