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MOST VULNERABLE.


LATEST FROM THE BRETTON WOODS PROJECT


FINANCE


ANALYSIS


G20 INDEPENDENT REVIEW CALLS FOR INCREASED LENDING BY MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT
BANKS TO ADDRESS MULTIPLE CRISES, BUT LACK OF REFORM IN WORLD BANK CRISES
RESPONSE FRAMEWORK RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT HOW IT WOULD USE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.


FINANCE


ANALYSIS


G20 REVIEW CALLS FOR INCREASED MDB LENDING AS WBG IGNORES URGENT NEED FOR POLICY
CHANGES


FINANCE


ANALYSIS


THE SOVEREIGN DEBT CRISES THREATENING STATES IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH ARE LESS ABOUT
FISCAL MISMANAGEMENT AND MORE ABOUT MONETARY POWER IN THE GLOBAL CURRENCY
HIERARCHY.


FINANCE


ANALYSIS


MONETARY POWER AND SOVEREIGN DEBT CRISES: THE RENEWED CASE FOR A DEBT WORKOUT
MECHANISM


FINANCE


ANALYSIS


NEW IMF DEBT SUSTAINABILITY FRAMEWORK FAILS TO ALLEVIATE CONCERNS OVER
TRANSPARENCY AND OVEROPTIMISM IN MIDST OF LARGE-SCALE DEBT CRISIS, AS COUNTRIES
FACE SEVERE AUSTERITY AND PRIVATE LENDERS WAIT FOR BAILOUTS.


FINANCE


ANALYSIS


IMF DEBT SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS IN TIMES OF COMPOUNDING CRISES: STILL UNFIT FOR
PURPOSE


FINANCE


COMMENTARY


QUOTA REFORM NEEDED AT IMF IN ORDER TO ADDRESS 21ST CENTURY CHALLENGES

As economic conditions worsen and the Fund's legitimacy comes under increasing
pressure, IMF leaders gathering for the Annual Meetings must make progress on
ongoing review of IMF quotas and agree a more equitable formula and distribution
of voting power.

4 October 2022 | Guest comment


ENVIRONMENT


ANALYSIS


WORLD BANK’S FAILURE TO DISCLOSE DETAILS OF CLIMATE FINANCE ACCOUNTING OPENS ITS
CLAIM TO BE LEADING GREEN FINANCIER TO SCRUTINY

Newly released study by Oxfam finds that the Bank’s claims of climate finance
for FY2020 could be off by as much as 40 per cent, or $7 billion, highlighting
the urgent need for greater public disclosure.

4 October 2022 | Guest analysis


ENVIRONMENT


NEWS


IMF SEEKS TO ‘UNLEASH’ PRIVATE CLIMATE FINANCE, AS EXPERTS QUESTION ‘DE-RISKING
STATE’ MODEL

In the face of growing calls to ‘de-risk’ green investments for the private
sector, academic experts call for developmental allocative green credit regimes,
rather than market-led approaches.

4 October 2022


ENVIRONMENT


NEWS


PAKISTAN CALLS FOR CLIMATE REPARATIONS, AS CSOS PUSH FOR FRESH SDR ALLOCATION TO
EASE MULTIPLE CRISES

Non-debt forms of financing essential, as many countries on front line of
climate change face ‘polycrisis’ that threatens macroeconomic stability.

4 October 2022


SOCIAL SERVICES


NEWS


WORLD BANK ISSUES NEW GUIDANCE ON PPPS LEGAL FRAMEWORKS, IGNORING LONG-STANDING
CONCERNS WITH THE MODEL

New World Bank guidance on PPP legal frameworks evidence of institution’s
continued reliance on PPPs as key to addressing SDG financing gap despite
well-documented failures. Previous World Bank PPP contracts template criticised
for incompatibility with human rights norms.

4 October 2022


ACCOUNTABILITY


NEWS


WORLD BANK’S ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS - STILL A LONG WAY TO GO

57 CSOs highlight need for operational changes in the World Bank’s new
accountability scheme to ensure its effectiveness.

4 October 2022


OTHER NEWS


CONDITIONALITY


NEWS


NIGERIANS SET FOR HIGHER BILLS AS BANK PUSHES FOR REMOVAL OF ‘INEFFICIENT’
ENERGY SUBSIDIES

Nigerians set for higher energy bills amidst deep economic crisis as Bank pushes
for removal of ‘inefficient’ energy subsidies.

4 October 2022


RIGHTS


NEWS


'UBER FILES' AND 'BACK OFF BLACKROCK' CAMPAIGN EXPOSE 'PINK WASHING' AS THE
HEART OF CORPORATE WOMEN'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AGENDA

Uber Leaks and cancelled BlackRock and UN Women partnership highlight
contradiction of corporate ‘pink washing’ interests with IFI gender commitments.

4 October 2022


INFRASTRUCTURE


NEWS


NEW DEAL ALLOWS FOR ICSID CLAIMS ON FOSSIL FUEL INVESTMENTS UNTIL 2033

Loophole in renegotiated Energy Charter Treaty could see companies sue countries
for losses related to fossil fuel projects until 2033.

4 October 2022


RIGHTS


NEWS


WILL IMF STRATEGY FOR FRAGILE AND CONFLICT-AFFECTED STATES ESCAPE TRADITIONAL
FOCUS ON AUSTERITY?

The IMF’s new Fragile and Conflict-Affected States strategy has incorporated
many civil society concerns, but civil society and international actors like the
UN must also have input into its implementation.

4 October 2022


IFI GOVERNANCE


NEWS


WORLD BANK APPOINTS INDERMIT GILL AS NEW CHIEF ECONOMIST

Gill replaces Carmen Reinhart as she returns to Harvard after a two-year public
service leave from the institution.

3 October 2022


CONDITIONALITY


NEWS


THE HUMAN FACE OF THE WORLD BANK'S PRIVATE SECTOR BIAS: THE PRIVATISATION OF
KENYA'S HEALTHCARE

A November 2021 report by the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at New
York University highlights the human rights consequences of the World Bank’s
Maximising Finance for Development approach.

21 July 2022

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FINANCE


ANALYSIS

4 October 2022


US DECLINES TO BLUNT PAIN AS IT EXPORTS INFLATION TO POOR COUNTRIES

The Prospect


ENVIRONMENT


ANALYSIS

3 October 2022


DOUBTS OVER ACCURACY AND SCALE OF WORLD BANK CLIMATE FINANCE MAY UNDERMINE TRUST
AHEAD OF CRUCIAL SUMMIT TALKS

Oxfam


IFI GOVERNANCE


NEWS

29 September 2022


US LAWMAKERS URGE BIDEN TO PUSH FOR WORLD BANK CHIEF’S REMOVAL

Bloomberg


CONDITIONALITY


ANALYSIS

28 September 2022


85% OF THE WORLD’S POPULATION WILL LIVE IN THE GRIP OF STRINGENT AUSTERITY
MEASURES BY NEXT YEAR

Oxfam
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THE BRETTON WOODS OBSERVER: AUTUMN 2022



21 July 2022


ENDING “ABSOLUTE IMMUNITY” FOR THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION: THE LEGACY
OF JAM V. IFC

EarthRights International examines how the Jam v. IFC case has helped to shift
the landscape of accountability for international financial institutions by
successfully challenging their claim to “absolute” immunity in US courts,
potentially opening IFC up to further legal challenges in future.

21 July 2022


THE BRETTON WOODS OBSERVER: SUMMER 2022



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