On 21 October the Georgetown University Law CAROLA, BWP and the Bank Information Center hosted a one-day conference entitled Bretton Woods at 75 and the future of multilateralism.
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International
IFI governance
Analysis
G20 press briefing analysis – Annual Meetings 2019
Analysis of the Group of Twenty (G20) press briefing held on 18 October in Washington DC, following a meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors on 17-18 October.
IFI governance
Analysis
Development Committee communiqué analysis - Annual Meetings 2019
Analysis of the Development Committee communique released on 19 October.
IFI governance
Analysis
Annual Meetings wrap-up: Bretton Woods Institutions continue sleepwalking, as economic uncertainty and social tensions intensify
Seventy-five years after their founding, the World Bank and IMF held their Annual Meetings amidst heightened fears of another global financial crisis.
IFI governance
Analysis
IMFC communiqué analysis – Annual Meetings 2019
Analysis of the International Monetary and Financial Committee communique released on 19 October.
IFI governance
Analysis
G24 communiqué analysis – Annual Meetings 2019
Analysis of the communiqué of the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs and Development (G24), released 17 October.
Finance
Analysis
Bretton Woods at 75
BWP publishes essay series reflecting on the legacy of 75 years of IMF and World Bank policies and power.
IFI governance
Analysis
2019 Annual Meetings Preamble
As the Bretton Woods Institutions reach 75, much-needed critical reflection is still missing.
Other news
Gender
Background
Advancing a feminist approach to women's economic inequality
Notes from the Civil Society Policy Forum panel event on 16 October on women's economic inequality and macroeconomic policy.
Environment
Background
World Bank Group Paris Alignment: Governance & private sector participation in the energy sector
Notes from a Civil Society Policy Forum event on 16 October.
Social services
Background
Leveraging Private Sector Engagement in Health: Maximizing or Obstructing Progress towards Universal Health Coverage?
Notes from CSPF on 18 October on the growing trend of directing public finance to support business in healthcare.
Environment
Background
Forests & Climate Change: How Can Mainstreaming Forests Address Challenges of Climate Change and Development?
Notes from the CSPF on 15 October on the World Bank’s Forest commitments and ways forward to address challenges and weaknesses identified.
Gender
Background
Cutting to the core: Rethinking the IMF’s way of doing business to tackle gender inequalities
Notes from the Civil Society Policy Forum panel event on 17 October on the IMF’s approach to gender.
Environment
Background
The IMF & climate change: Can the Fund help countries avoid a ‘climate Minsky moment’?
Notes from the Civil Society Policy Forum event on 18 October on the role of the IMF in tackling climate risk.
Environment
News
New director takes over Bank’s unfinished climate work
Juergen Voegele was appointed in July, replacing outgoing climate director John Roome.
Social services
News
Human Rights Council resolution challenges World Bank approach to education
Abidjan Principles recognition by UN HRC states confronts World Bank privatization push in education.
