2026 is a critical year for accountability, with numerous reviews of MDB's accountability mechanisms taking place. Read what our friends from @re-course.org have to say about the importance of this moment: www.linkedin.com/pulse/2026-c...

As we begin 2026, we look back at the past year and analyse our work in 2025, the challenges we faced and the successes we achieved, always working hand in hand with our partners. Want to know more? See our Annual Report 2025 🔗 www.brettonwoodsproject.org/update/brett...

Gender is at the centre of climate adaption but political will is needed to move beyond symbolism to action on community-led, gender-just approaches at #COP30 and beyond: www.bond.org.uk/news/2026/02... via @bondngo.bsky.social

As every year, today we’re sharing our curated annual collection of critical reports, briefings, blogs and more on the World Bank & IMF - from civil society, academia and partners. 🔗 www.brettonwoodsproject.org/update/recom...

As CAOo assesses a complaint by Indigenous communities in Nepal over IFC's advisory involvement in cable car project, concerns arise about accountability and compliance with IFC safeguards news.mongabay.com/2026/01/worl...

#BWObserver Winter 2025 dives into the unresolved sovereign debt crisis, governance imbalances at the World Bank and IMF, and the mounting scrutiny around private-finance-led development and climate action. Check in out 🔗 tinyurl.com/BWObserverWi...

The @ifcorg.bsky.social has made its first ever securitisation transaction in a bid to mobilise private finance. Bank watchers are wary of its increasing private sector focus, including the need for adequate E&S frameworks @danielagabor.bsky.social 🔗 tinyurl.com/IFCSecuritis...

New Guest Comment by @kpatricio.bsky.social, Celine Tan and Stephen Connelly sets the record straight on new proposed UK legislation to provide debt relief to developing countries, calling the IMF recent analysis of the proposal “misplaced” #BWObserver Winter25 🔗 tinyurl.com/DebtReliefUK

WorldBank establishes task force to consider merger of CAO office and WorldBank IAM #independent #accountability #mechanism amid concerns of retrogression in accountability and civic space. More IN OUR #BWObserver Winter 25 👇 tinyurl.com/IAMsMerge

The WorldBank must reconsider its approach to ensure its new mining strategy learns from experience and contributes to national development Read more from Anabel Marin, of Institute of Development Studies: tinyurl.com/MineralsWint...

New in #BWObserver Winter25: #COP30 agrees promising Just Transition Work Programme, as Global South unions reject World Bank’s #BillionsToTrillions approach to clean energy transition #Baku2Belem 🔗 tinyurl.com/COP30MDBs

People take the streets in Ecuador following #IMF backed austerity, including diesel subsidy Read more in #BWObserver Winter 25: tinyurl.com/EcuadorProte...

The debt system is broken. #FfD4 revived momentum for fair rules, but private creditors—the biggest players—remain unbound. Jubilee’s call for justice and cancellation is far from over. #DebtCrisis #Jubilee Read our #BWObserver Winter 2025 cover piece: tinyurl.com/DebtCover

New Economics Foundation's research demonstrates that extreme wealth is a macro-risk. IMF's surveillance should analyse extreme wealth and mitigate against its harmful effects as part of its economic sustainability framework #ComprehensiveSurveillanceReview #BWObserver tinyurl.com/ExtremeWealt...

African countries need stronger voting rights at the World Bank and 2025 is the moment for fairer governance. #WorldBankReform Read what Hannah Ryder and Trevor Lwere (of Development Reimagined) propose for the Bank’s 2025 Shareholding Review 👇 tinyurl.com/Shareholding...

Recently disclosed elevated debt levels in Senegal raises questions about the IMF's oversight of its lending programmes, with CSOs claiming this is just “the type of the iceberg”. Read more in our new #BWObserver Winter 2025 🔗 tinyurl.com/SenegalDebt

NEW #BWObserver Winter 2025! ❄️ We unpack rising sovereign debt pressures, what FfD4 actually delivered, fresh scrutiny of IMF data, World Bank shareholding reform debates, legislatures’ role in debt workouts, and the macro impact of extreme wealth concentration. 🔗 tinyurl.com/ObserverWinter25

#ICYMI : Did you miss any CSPF sessions at the #WBMeeting #IMFMeetings this year? As part of our #BWDispatch Annuals 2025, we just published notes from featured sessions. Check it out👇 www.brettonwoodsproject.org/publications...

Bertha Argueta, Rebecca Thissen and Claire O’Manique argue that #debtjustice and public finance are key to kickstarting a #JustTransition #COP30 👉 www.eurodad.org/cop30-debt-j...

New in #BWObserver Autumn 25: World Bank’s 2020-25 #FragilityConflict&Violence strategy nears end yet #civilsociety still await news of public consultation timeline tinyurl.com/FCVReview

New in #BWObserver Autumn25: Protests erupt in Angola as government, at behest of IMF and World Bank, cuts fuel subsidies amid high debt and tight fiscal space. 🔗 tinyurl.com/AngolaProtests @re-course.org @powershiftafrica.bsky.social @westafricaweekly.bsky.social

The IMF and World Bank #AM2025 declared "uncertainty" the new normal, amid spectacle showcasing US and private capital interests. Civil society was sidelined, austerity remains the prescription and genuine reform is missing. Read our Annuals 2025 Wrap-up👇 tinyurl.com/WrapUpAnnual...

After G20 #IMFMeetings statement on debt falls flat, civil society calls for urgent action, including 'a change to the legal framework for private sector debt, much of which is issued under English law' @debtjustice.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Despite escalating economic costs of climate impacts and primacy of greentech in geopolitical tensions, US insists climate not ‘core’ to IMF’s work – potentially deepening the Fund’s crisis of legitimacy More in our #BWObserver Autumn 25👉 tinyurl.com/IMFClimateFu... @re-course.org

Join us today at #WBMeetings: How Can DPFs Promote Equitable Energy Access and Accomplish Climate Objectives? Some additional research from us on the World Bank's approach to DPFs: www.brettonwoodsproject.org/2025/06/new-...

#Tomorrow at #WBMeetings join us for a CSPF panel on DPF, one of the main tools the World Bank uses to deliver mitigation and adaptation - how is the Bank using it and how can it be improved?👇 📅 Fri 17 Oct, 11-12:30 DC 📍 WB I 2-220 📲 Zoom: www.worldbank.org/en/events/20...

Tune in today for a #IMFmeetings CSPF event on IMF's Comprehensive Surveillance Review and economic sustainability, with experts from civil society organisations and IMF 📅 11-12:30 DC 📍IMF HQ2-03B-768B Zoom: imf.zoom.us/j/9308929040... @re-course.org @ituc.bsky.social @oxfamifis.bsky.social

Tomorrow at #IMFmeetings joins us for a CSPF on IMF's Comprehensive Surveillance Review and economic sustainability, with experts from civil society organisations and the IMF @re-course.org @oxfamifis.bsky.social 📅 15 Oct, 11:00-12:30 DC 📍 IMF HQ2-03B-768B 📲 Tune-in imf.zoom.us/j/9308929040...

UnitedNations Special Rapporteur on the right to development Prof Surya Deva argues UN at 80 reform must deliver strategic transformation, including of the governance structures of the IMF and WorldBank #UNGA80 tinyurl.com/UN80Reform

70 civil society groups are calling on the IMF to create an SDRs Playbook. SDRs provided $650B in COVID relief without fueling inflation. Now we need reforms to unlock their full potential during crises 🔍 tinyurl.com/SDRsLetter2025 @ceprdc.bsky.social @aausa.bsky.social @eurodadnews.bsky.social

IMF and World Bank continue to support policies that contribute to democratic backsliding and rise of populism and authoritarianism amid crisis of multilateralism #UNGA80 See the cover piece of our #BWObserver Autumn25 🔍 tinyurl.com/AusterityPop...

New in #BWObserver Autumn 25 👉Civil society calls on the IFC & the Asian Development Bank not to finance Balochistan copper mine, warning the project “risks exacerbating social tensions, attacks against peaceful activists, and environmental and social destruction.” 🔗 tinyurl.com/BalochistanM...

The IFC review of its Sustainability Framework risks rhetoric over reform: remedy gaps, weak oversight, and opacity persist as IFIs lean on private finance despite evidence of harm. More in our latest Inside the Institutions: 🔗 tinyurl.com/IFCSustainab... @re-course.org @arc-au.bsky.social

The #WBGMeetings #IMFMeetings Annual Meetings come as the IMF & World Bank struggle to find response to global backlash to neoliberalism, as ‘new Bretton Woods’ reforms sputter👇 🔍 Read our Preamble: tinyurl.com/PreambleAnnu...

In our new At Issue briefing, Prof C. P. Chandrasekhar argues that the US’s tariff war risks worsening the macroeconomic outlook in the Global South – and creating a crisis of legitimacy for the IMF🔥 See more in #BWObserver Autumn25 👉 tinyurl.com/TrumpTariffs...

📰 Future of IMF’s climate work uncertain, as climate crisis intensifies “The IMF has made extremely slow progress in supporting countries’ fulfilment of the Paris Agreement goals,” said Federico Sibaja from Recourse, in article 👉 www.brettonwoodsproject.org/2025/10/futu... @brettonwoodsproject.org

IMF conditionality review must acknowledge that macroeconomic stability cannot be built on the erosion of rights, care systems, and the environment - says Julia Gerlo (of FARN) in our #Observer Autumn 25 👉 tinyurl.com/RoCArgentina

Our new Bretton Woods Observer – Autumn 2025 reviews key global trends, from IMF-backed reforms to IFC sustainability Framework review, climate and debt challenges shaping the current international development landscape. Explore the full issue → tinyurl.com/ObserverAutu...

Our new analysis on IMF surveillance finds IMF’s core policy direction has remained consistent over 14 years and is identical to that previously described as “structural adjustment”. Read our findings an recommendations in our new briefing 👉 tinyurl.com/IMFSurveilla...

As IMF News reviews its Surveillance Policy, new @re-course.org report finds that between 2022 and mid-2025 IMF advice pushed fiscal consolidation in nearly 2/3 of 60 countries assessed - without considering impacts on climate investments re-course.org/newsupdates/...

Third World Network book shows how Global North, IMF & World Bank, restrict developing countries' policy space through debt and austerity - laying out a proactive trade and climate agenda for the South to pursue development on its own terms twn.my/title/climat...

New @re-course.org & Trend Asia report exposes how an IFC-backed liquified natural gas project in Indonesia is violating community rights, destroying forests and driving up emissions #stopfundinggas re-course.org/newsupdates/...

New research shared exclusively with the Independent finds World Bank and IFC among MDBs still financing polluting industrial livestock programmes in developing countries despite promises to align financing with #ParisAgreement www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

‪#ICYMI: over 2000 participants registered to the 2025 Gender IFI network's Summer School in Aug-Sept. Did you miss any of the sessions? Access the recordings via our website: www.brettonwoodsproject.org/update/2025-...

New op-ed by Patricia Miranda & @jonsward.bsky.social: Backing #SDRs reform is one way for Britain and the EU to demonstrate commitment to building stronger and fairer global financial system and limiting the possibility of global financial chaos #SDRsPlaybook www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt....

Happy to announce the launch of our new website & visual identity🎉 We hope our visitors find the new features useful and the materials much easier to find and consume. If you have feedback please get in touch! www.brettonwoodsproject.org

New in #ObserverSummer25: Civil society raises alarm as the @WorldBank’s ongoing energy review lifts WBG ban on nuclear and considers return to financing ‘upstream’ gas projects @re-course.org tinyurl.com/EnergyReview...

#New in #ObserverSummer25: Banga’s 'new' World Bank vision recycles old myths. The private sector won’t fix development if it deepens debt, weakens states & fails to deliver jobs #BillionsToTrillions #DevelopmentFinance tinyurl.com/BangaCascade...

In the aftermath of #FfD4, Maria Jose Romero and Jean Saldana, of @eurodadnews.bsky.social argue that the FfD process has always been and should continue to be the space for civil society to call for decisive action to democratise the global economic governance 👉 tinyurl.com/FfD4Wrap-up

Can the World Bank be a partner for a just energy transition? In #ObserverSummer25, @becky-ray.bsky.social of @gdp-center.bsky.social argues it depends on strong environmental and social oversight, avoiding a new resource curse in minerals & debt relief during crises. tinyurl.com/ChinaJustEne...