As the IMF celebrates the rise of VAT, women and those least able to pay are left behind in worsening inequality crisis.

As the IMF celebrates the rise of VAT, women and those least able to pay are left behind in worsening inequality crisis.
IFC accused of violation of performance standards after alleged retaliatory action against workers.
Environmental groups and activists claim victory after years of campaigning.
Panel yet to rule on case filed in April despite receiving consultant's report.
IMF programme would result in increased electricity prices and regressive consumer tax hikes amid rising cost of living.
Notes from the virtual Civil Society Policy Forum at the 2020 World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings 5 October session on the World Bank's 'Maximizing Finance for Development' and the Covid-19 response.
As the inability of Bank and Fund to adapt their policies in response to the Covid-19 pandemic becomes more evident, hope turns to the UN system and a radical restructure of the global international financial architecture.
Implementation in full of the independent review of IFC, MIGA and CAO is essential if institutions are to meet persistent accountability and remedy gaps.
It is time for the IMF and World Bank to understand their own responsibility and decolonise their approach.
Notes from Civil Society Policy Forum at the 2020 IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings 29 September session on corruption and Covid-19 recovery.