12 December 2019
UN organisations build consensus on need to expand fiscal space, as IMF and World Bank continue to push austerity.
New IMF working paper establishes macro-criticality of unpaid care work but remains blind to Fund’s negative policy impacts on women and girls.
As India has risen in the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business rankings, it has seen other key development indicators slip.
World Bank supports hydropower building spree in Manipur, threatening local communities’ livelihoods in the process.
Civil society deeply concerned about lack of transparency and consultation in ongoing reviews of World Bank's accountability mechanisms.
New energy policy sees European Investment Bank end support for unabated coal, oil and gas from 2021.
Fund and central banks increasingly pondering macroeconomic policies to tackle climate risks.
IMF managing director hints at change to corporate tax agenda and softened relationship with US administration
From Latin America to North Africa and the Middle East, governments experience backlash against IMF loan programmes and policy recommendations.
At the 80th anniversary of the World Bank and IMF, global civil society must maintain pressure on the Brazilian and South African G20 presidencies to ensure the forth Financing for Development Conference in 2025 results in urgently required international financial architecture reform.
