MIGA principally provides political risk insurance for private investors undertaking foreign direct investment.
Analysis of the IMF and World Bank Development Commitee communiqué published on 9 April from the 2021 World Bank and IMF virtual Spring Meetings.
Analysis of the IMFC communiqué published on 8 April from the 2021 World Bank and IMF virtual Spring Meetings.
Analysis of the G24 communiqué released on 5 April from the 2021 virtual World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings.
As countries begin to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, key questions around global coordinated stimulus need to be answered by the IMF and World Bank.
The world awaits to see whether Trump’s defeat will result in the end of the 'America First' approach and a democratisation of the IMF and World Bank and the multilateral system.
The rising power of the private sector has undermined debt justice and much-needed pandemic response capacity, while IFIs' calls for sustainable recovery at the Annual Meetings fall flat.
Analysis of the G20 communiqué published on 14 October from the 2020 World Bank and IMF virtual Annual Meetings.
World Bank President comes out against temporarily waiving intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines
Civil society urges IFC and MIGA to act to maximise the benefits of CAO reforms
ICSID suit against Dutch government’s fossil phase out highlights threat to climate action posed by investor-to-state dispute settlement mechanisms
New IFC head will lead implementation of IFC 3.0.
Panel yet to rule on case filed in April despite receiving consultant's report.
Civil society call on newly appointed CAO vice president to safeguard CAO’s independence and fight for full implementation of recent external review of IFC and MIGA accountability framework.
Marrakesh was due to host 2021 meetings prior to announcement.
IFC and CAO will undergo changes in leadership at a pivotal time for both institutions, with merit-based selection of new leaders essential.
