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President Ramaphosa officiate first meeting of G20 Foreign Ministers under South African Presidency. Photo: Government of South Africa/ Flickr

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G20 press conference and media statement analysis Spring Meetings 2025: lack of Chair's statement yet more evidence of challenges to global consensus

The South African G20 Presidency failed to issue a communiqué and opted not to issue a Chair’s statement at the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings as the US administration’s explicit hostility to multilateralism significantly decreases the potential for consensus across all multilateral fora.

30 April 2025
Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva addresses delegates of the G-24 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' Meeting during the 2025 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC, on April 22, 2025. Photo: Erin Scott

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G24 communiqué analysis Spring Meetings 2025: failure to tackle structural injustices amid geopolitical turmoil

At this year’s Spring Meetings, the G24 communiqué failed to present strategic solutions for multilateralism’s future, offering no real path to address the multiple crises facing the world.

30 April 2025
Barbados finance minister Ryan Straughn chairs V20's ministerial session on 24 April, during the 2025 World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings in Washington DC. Photo: CVF/V20.

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V20 communiqué analysis Spring Meetings 2025: amid attacks on climate action, climate vulnerable countries once again highlight urgent need to step back from the brink

Faced with deafening silence from Bank and Fund leadership on climate issues at the Spring Meetings, climate vulnerable countries demand urgent changes to global financial architecture.

30 April 2025
World Bank Group & International Monetary Fund 2023 Spring Meetings Development Committee, Wednesday, April 12, 2023 - Washington DC. Photo: World Bank photo collection/Flickr

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Development Committee chair’s statement analysis Spring Meetings 2025: holding out on climate, but not without private finance

The Development Committee met on 24 April, with the chair issuing a statement, instead of a communiqué, reflecting the views of the majority of the group and providing clarity on priorities and moments of consensus within the chaos.

30 April 2025
Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and IMFC Chair and Finance Minister of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Jadaan chat before commencing the IMFC Breakfast during the 2025 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC, on April 22, 2025.

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IMFC chair statement analysis Spring Meetings 2025: IMFC statement reflects IMF’s scramble to reshape the international order in new US administration’s image

IMFC chair’s statement promises private sector-led growth, productivity, and job creation, while ignoring climate action, in an almost word for word copy of US Treasury Secretary’s speech at Spring Meetings.

30 April 2025

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Spring Meetings 2025 Preamble: geopolitical turmoil further muddies path of BWI reform and multilateral cooperation

As the World Bank and IMF prepare for the 2025 Spring Meetings, the US executive order reviewing its participation in global institutions has heightened long-standing concerns about the direction of the Bretton Woods system – with civil society turning to FfD4 to reimagine the future of multilateralism.

17 April 2025
The World Bank Group's Country Partnership Framework 2018-23 for India aimed at supporting the country's transition to a higher middle-income country. Photo: Curt Carnemark / World Bank

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A closer look at the World Bank’s revised Country Partnership Framework

This Inside the Institutions explores the World Bank’s revised Country Partnership Framework, which aims to boost the impact of its country programmes through focus and efficiency.

15 April 2025
Argentinians demonstrate against IMF debt payments. Credit: Nick Photoworld/ ShutterStock

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New Independent Evaluation Office findings expose political pressures and over-optimism in IMF’s Exceptional Access Policy

Evaluation finds Exceptional Access Policy has been applied inconsistently, influenced by political pressures, and used as a substitute for debt restructuring while failing to attract private capital.

15 April 2025

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25 April 2025 | Minutes

Mission 300: The high-stakes pursuit of energy transition in Africa

Notes from the Civil Society Policy Forum session on 25 April 2025, titled "Mission 300: The high-stakes pursuit of energy transition in Africa"

Accountability

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24 October 2024 | Minutes

Strengthening governance of development policy finance: Improving transparency, accountability, stakeholder engagement, and Paris alignment

Notes from the Civil Society Policy Forum on 24 October 2024 titled "Strengthening governance of development policy finance: Improving transparency, accountability, stakeholder engagement, and Paris alignment".

Environment

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12 December 2024

Trump election may add pressure to reverse World Bank’s prohibition on support for nuclear power

Donald Trump’s election may result in a revision of World Bank’s long-standing prohibition of support to nuclear power.

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16 October 2024

CSOs call for mandatory and meaningful consultation at the IMF

Civil society organisations call for consultation on the design of policies that significantly impact states and citizens.

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24 October 2024 | Minutes

Arab voices for sustainable development financing: rights-based approaches to addressing the debt tax-climate crises

Notes from the Civil Society Policy Forum on 24th October 2024 titled "Arab Voices for Sustainable Development Financing: Rights-Based Approaches to Addressing the Debt Tax-Climate Crises".

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22 October 2024 | Minutes

Evidence based analysis of the implementation of anti IFFs policies in Africa- Lessons from the policy tracker project

Notes from Civil Society Policy Forum on 23 October titled "Evidence based analysis of the implementation of Anti IFFs policies in Africa- Lessons from the policy tracker project".

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22 October 2024 | Minutes

Taxing the super-rich, a step closer

Notes from a Civil Society Policy Forum SPF on 22 October 22 titled "Taxing the super-rich, a step closer".

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22 October 2024 | Minutes

Problematising the Bank’s reliance on financial inclusion, from the gender strategy to the corporate scorecard

Notes from a Civil Society Policy Forum panel on 22 October titled "Problematising the Bank’s Reliance on Financial Inclusion, from the Gender Strategy to the Corporate Scorecard".