The IFIs are gaining prominence but also attracting renewed criticism. In a series of articles we cover the political response to the financial crisis, the IMF's lending, the World Bank's boost in lending and proposals for reform of the international architecture.
Western Europe
Conditionality
News
Will IMF loans hurt the poor this time around?
While the IMF undertakes high-speed reviews into its lending instruments and conditionality, it continues to make crisis loans with heavy conditionality that may adversely impact the poor in developing countries.
IFI governance
News
Official political processes to reform the international financial architecture
Latest political actions by countries and organisations to reform the international financial architecture in the light of the current financial crisis. This includes actions by the G20, the United Nations, and others.
Environment
News
Inadequate implementation of IFC standards
Two new resources have been released by the Forest Peoples Programme.
Background
Your support of the Bretton Woods Project is crucial
With the system of global economic governance in crisis, there has never been a more crucial time for the Bretton Woods Project to work for change that puts poverty, human rights and the environment at its heart.
News
Ama Marston joins the project
We are delighted to welcome Ama Marston as our new policy officer, taking over from Lucy Baker, who has gone to do her PhD at the University of East Anglia.
Finance
News
Letter to the Prime Minister urging him to radically rewrite global financial rules
This letter was sent to Gordon Brown, prior to the 15 November summit, by a UK coalition of 24 of the most influential trade unions, development charities, environmental groups and religious leaders. It urges on him to put people and the environment at the heart of the international economic system and push key economic and institutional reforms.
Finance
Commentary
Coalition demands Brown put people and the environment at the heart of fundamental reform of the int
Today, a UK coalition of 24 of the most influential trade unions, development charities, environmental groups and religious leaders wrote to the Prime Minister calling on him to put people and the environment at the heart of the international economic system. The letter was sent as Gordon Brown leaves for the G20 Summit in Washington on Saturday 15 November
Conditionality
Background
Minutes from Video conference of UK NGOs with UK Executive Director to the IMF
Meeting exploring the IMF
Finance
News
UK seminar: A coherent civil society response to the financial crisis
On 28 October, more than 40 representatives of NGOs, development organisations, labour unions, think tanks, academia and the media came together in London to discuss how to take forward demands for a fundamental redesign of the international financial system. The main themes for the day were about creating a system that works to improve people's live, reduce poverty, and protect the environment.
IFI governance
News
A global summit to reform the international financial system
We aim to use this page as a place to catalogue the latest civil society activity and analysis in relation to a new international conference on monetary and financial cooperation.
IFI governance
News
Civil society activities
We aim to use this page as a place to catalogue the latest civil society activity and analysis in relation to a new international conference on monetary and financial cooperation.
