As Jordan is engulfed in social unrest and political upheaval, questions are raised around the relationship between IMF conditionality and trends in instability.
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International
Finance
Analysis
The World Bank and the globalisation of housing finance
In prioritising capital market expansion, the needs of the lowest income groups are not being effectively addressed through World Bank interventions.
Conditionality
Analysis
The IMF's approach to social protection and the crisis of multilateralism
UN Special Rapporteur publishes report on IMF and social protection, calls on Fund to practice what it preaches.
Knowledge
Analysis
Pro-business agenda drives World Bank’s report on the future of work
As the World Bank publishes a report calling for labour market deregulation, global trade unions fight back.
Social services
News
Privatised profits, socialised losses: European reports call World Bank’s PPP push into question
Reports expose the scale of damage caused by PPPs, adding weight to broader concerns around the Bank’s aggressive promotion of them.
Accountability
News
IEO fragility report: IMF less concerned with “making a real difference on the ground”
IEO produces fragility evaluation on IMF and finds major staff incentive issues and other concerns, questioning Fund's credibility of its commitments in this area.
IFI governance
Analysis
IEG findings cast doubt on Bank's ability to deliver on general capital increase
New IEG report raises questions about the Bank’s ability to use findings from evaluations to inform its operations.
IFI governance
Analysis
Spring Meetings 2018 wrap-up: Bigger and better you say?!
Analysis and look-back of this year's World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings; CSOs remain unconvinced of Bank's capital increase while Fund deals with looming debt crisis.
Other news
IFI governance
News
World Bank general capital increase to be formalised in October
World Bank board to formalise contentious general capital increase at October Annual Meetings
IFI governance
News
World Bank announces two new appointments
Pinelopi Goldberg joins as the Bank’s chief economist and Imrana Jalal as the new chairperson of the Inspection Panel
Rights
News
World Bank releases revised ESF Guidance Notes for Borrowers
Despite improvements, notes still contain gaps in key areas including human rights and climate action
Environment
News
World Bank remains GCF interim trustee amid questions over long-term status
GCF’s permanent trustee will chosen through open bidding process with final decision expected to be taken in October
Conditionality
Background
Miriam Brett joins BWP as International Development Finance Project Manager
Miriam Brett will manage BWP's work on areas relating to international development finance, with a focus on macroeconomic scrutiny of the IMF
Rights
News
CSOs continue to push for review of Bank’s ESF guidance notes
World Bank ESF draft Guidance Notes for Borrowers continue to concern civil society
Conditionality
News
New IMF conditionality database launched
Team of UK academics launch new, freely available IMF conditionality database.
Rights
News
CSOs express concern about IMF’s “strongly divergent” social protection approach
Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors submits letter to the IMF expressing concerns about impacts of Fund's policies on social protection.
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25 July 2018
The World Bank and the globalisation of housing finance
In prioritising capital market expansion, the needs of the lowest income groups are not being effectively addressed through World Bank interventions.
23 July 2018
The Bretton Woods Observer: Summer 2018
10 April 2018