Location: Middle East & North Africa

Assessing the Bretton Woods Institutions’ legacyFinancialisation and human rights in the Middle East and North AfricaTunisian government resists proposed IMF austerity programme Marrakech CSO working group launches statement ahead of 2023 Annual MeetingsCivil society calls on World Bank and IMF to safeguard civic space and prevent retaliation around Marrakesh Annual MeetingsWorld Bank’s update on Paris alignment fizzles at COP27 as countries demand MDBs evolve to face climate emergencyEgypt reaches agreement for IMF programme, but proposals for debt relief are still lackingCoup d’états and political instability: The roles of national, regional, and international actorsSpring Meetings 2022 Wrap-Up: Progress on key issues side-tracked by Ukraine invasion and BWIs’ own sense of driftSpring Meetings 2022 Preamble: War in Ukraine risks deepening divergent recovery as World Bank and IMF prepare for Spring MeetingsAre we heading towards an austerity-based recovery?IMF’s punishing surcharges strain Covid-19 response and recovery effortsCovid-19 recovery: from government response to private sector-led sustainable growthLatest IMF gender research: Making the economy work for women, or women work for the economy?Private sector accountability in times of crisisDoing Business Report to be published after temporary suspension over data irregularitiesWorld Bank cancels Bisri dam project in Lebanon after years of community resistanceWorld Bank and IMF delay Morocco’s hosting of Annual Meetings until October 2022Repairing harm caused: What could a reparations approach mean for the IMF and World Bank?An IMF bailout for Lebanon can make things worse