"I love Bretton Woods Project - Critical voices on the World Bank and IMF"

2022-06-10 02:28:05

Menu Critical voices on the world bank and IMF Advanced search » Facebook Twitter Home Topics AccountabilityConditionalityEnvironmentFinanceGenderIFI governanceInfrastructureKnowledgeLandPrivate SectorRightsSocial servicesTradeWB/IMF roles Institutions International Monetary Fund (IMF)OtherOther International Financial InstitutionsUK GovernmentUNWorld Bank Group Countries East Asia & PacificEastern Europe & Central AsiaInternationalLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East & North AfricaNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan AfricaWestern Europe Publications ObserverDispatchNews LensBriefingsAnalysisCommentaryBackgroundReportsOtherBulletinUpdateCIFs Monitor AccountabilityConditionalityEnvironmentFinanceGenderIFI governanceInfrastructureKnowledgeLandPrivate SectorRightsSocial servicesTradeWB/IMF roles IFI governance Analysis Spring Meetings conclude with frantic calls for stronger multilateralism, but few advances in key issues such as Covid-19 unequal recovery, debt, inequality and climate crises, while Russia participation prevents G20, G24 and Development Committee from releasing a communique. IFI governance Analysis Spring Meetings Wrap-Up: Geopolitical tensions derail Covid-19 recovery agenda Gender Analysis While the strategy's first concept note outlines an ambitious vision to mainstream gender across the Fund’s core operations, civil society emphasises that a deeper analysis of on the effects of Fund-endorsed policies on women’s rights is still missing. Gender Analysis The IMF gender strategy: Will it lead to real change for women’s rights? Environment Commentary Loan programme in Pakistan undermines country’s plans for low-carbon transition, as tax breaks on renewables and EVs slashed from IMF-mandated mini-budget. Environment Commentary IMF programme in Pakistan undermines renewable energy roll-out Accountability Background Strengthening Accountability in the Global Economy Project Lead BWP seeks a project lead to manage its Strengthening Accountability in the Global Economy Project, which will seek to promote improved governance and equity at the World Bank and IMF. 1 June 2022 | Project news IFI governance Analysis G20 press briefing analysis – Spring Meetings 2022 The G20 released a press briefing focused on the effects of Russia's war in Ukraine and the increasing need for multilateralism amidst walkouts, rising debt levels around the world, a new World Bank pandemic preparedness model, and the approval of RST and other sustainable finance models. 26 April 2022 IFI governance Analysis IMFC chair statement analysis – Spring Meetings 2022 The IMFC issued a chair statement in place of a communiqué. It discussed a long list of challenges with focus on fallout from Ukraine invasion and climate change. 26 April 2022 IFI governance Analysis V20 calls for more equitable international financial system to tackle risks posed to climate vulnerable developing countries The communiqué for the V20 highlighted multitude of crises facing climate-vulnerable developing countries, with continuing challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and unequally felt climate change impacts now being exacerbated by the spillover effects from the Ukraine war. 26 April 2022 IFI governance Analysis G24 communiqué analysis – Spring Meetings 2022 G24 finance ministers called for urgent global action to mitigate the effects of rising debt levels in emerging economies, and rising global food, energy and commodity prices. 25 April 2022 IFI governance Analysis Spring Meetings 2022 Preamble: War in Ukraine risks deepening divergent recovery as World Bank and IMF prepare for Spring Meetings War in Ukraine will have significant spillover effects as Global South continues to carry the burden of vaccine inequity. Debt, austerity and evolving food crisis key talking points of Meetings while unequal recovery, gender, RST and surcharges key issues at CSPF. 14 April 2022 Finance Analysis New IMF Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST) – how to make it work for the Global South RST must support low- and vulnerable middle-income countries to recover from the pandemic and tackle economic and climate-related structural challenges. 6 April 2022 | Guest analysis Private Sector Analysis How IMF and World Bank support for financialisation undermines human rights IMF and World Bank policies and programmes work in tandem to expand and deepen financialisation, exacerbating the inequality crisis and harming human rights, financial stability and democratic governance 6 April 2022 | At Issue Other news Knowledge News It’s just the tip of the iceberg: civil society organisations call for an overhaul of the World Bank following the Doing Business Report scandal More than 140 CSO groups and individuals call on the World Bank to focus on grappling with the harms caused by its undemocratic governance structure and biased publications like the Doing Business Report, and to take measures to decolonise the institution. 19 April 2022 | Letters IFI governance Background Towards a World Bank Private Sector Development Strategy that Puts People and Planet before Profit Notes from Civil Society Policy Forum event on 13 April 2022 titled 'Towards a World Bank Private Sector Development Strategy that Puts People and Planet before Profit' 13 April 2022 | Minutes IFI governance Background The IMF’s Resilience and Sustainability Trust: Can an IMF-managed SDRs trust deliver inclusive & sustainable recoveries? Notes from the 11 April Civil Society Policy Forum - The IMF’s Resilience and Sustainability Trust: Can an IMF-managed SDRs trust deliver inclusive & sustainable recoveries? 14 April 2022 | Minutes IFI governance Background Are we heading towards an austerity-based recovery? Notes from Civil Society Policy Forum event on April 13, 2022 on "Are We Heading Towards and Austerity-Based Recovery?" 13 April 2022 | Minutes IFI governance Background The IMF Gender Strategy - Making the Economy Work for Women? Notes from Civil Society Policy Forum event on 13 April 2022 titled 'The IMF Gender Strategy - Making the Economy Work for Women?' 13 April 2022 | Minutes IFI governance Background The WBG's investments in private healthcare provision: What implications for the right to health? Notes from civil society policy forum on 12 April on the WBG's investments in private healthcare provision: What implications for the right to health? 12 April 2022 Finance News Civil society calls for public comment period on new IMF guidance note for staff on surveillance CSOs write an open letter to IMF management calling for increased public scrutiny of Fund's operationalisation of 2021 Comprehensive Surveillance Review.  12 April 2022 | Letters IFI governance Background MISSING RECEIPTS: How did DFIs’ covid-19 response affect human and environmental rights during the pandemic? Notes from Civil Society Policy Forum event on April 11, 2022, on: "MISSING RECEIPTS: How did DFIs’ COVID-19 Response Affect Human and Environmental Rights during the Pandemic?" 11 April 2022 | Minutes Subscribe observer | newslens World Bank & IMF in the news Conditionality News 6 June 2022 Workers across Karachi take to streets over painful price hike DAWN Pakistan Environment News 5 June 2022 US Treasury takes aim at World Bank over climate change inaction Financial Times Finance Analysis 2 June 2022 Why should the IMF eliminate surcharges? Bank Information Center Conditionality Analysis 27 May 2022 The IMF in debt restructuring, the resurgence of austerity, and the urgency of fiscal justice Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt More news Featured briefings 14 April 2022 World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings 2022 6 April 2022 The Bretton Woods Observer: Spring 2022 6 April 2022 How IMF and World Bank support for financialisation undermines human rights IMF and World Bank policies and programmes work in tandem to expand and deepen financialisation, exacerbating the inequality crisis and harming human rights, financial stability and democratic governance More briefings Donate Donate to the Bretton Woods Project About USEstablished in 1995, the Bretton Woods Project (BWP) is a civil society watchdog of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. 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