G24 #SpringMeetings26 calls for measures to address liquidity shortfalls from IMF, including regular #SDRs allocations and gold sales, but sidesteps broader reforms of international financial architecture needed amid polycrises 👇 www.brettonwoodsproject.org/2026/04/g24-...

For the first time, the @WorldBank Development Committee ended #SpringMeetings2026 with no communiqué & no chair's statement - a symptom of a broader fragmentation of multilateralism. Read our analysis 👇 www.brettonwoodsproject.org/2026/04/deve...

NOW OUT 📢📢 Our Wrap Up of the World Bank and IMF #SpringMeetings26: #AmericaFirst exacerbates global instability as war on Iran leads to economic shock – and deepens crisis of multilateralism 🔗👉 tinyurl.com/WrapUpSpring...

Featured in the cover piece of our #BWObserver Spring 2026👉Banga’s decision to join Trump-led Board of Peace raises questions about the World Bank's commitment to multilateralism. tinyurl.com/WBGBoardOfPe...

While donors cut ODA, shifting “from donor to investor”, the World Bank Group & IMF continue to root development on private capital mobilisation, a model that deepens debt and impact essential human development outcomes More in #BWObserver Spring 2026: 🔗 tinyurl.com/DonorInvestor

News Lens: WorldBank's work to tackle climate change is under threat as the Trump administration pushes the lender to ditch its green targets and step up support for fossil fuel infrastructure in the developing world, via @climatechangenews.com www.climatechangenews.com/2026/04/16/u...

WorldBankGroup and other MDB shareholders must show political will and support #LocalCurrencyLending as “Billions to Trillions” fails to materialise and #JustTransition challenges mount. See more in our #BWObserver Spring 2026👇 www.brettonwoodsproject.org/2026/04/miti...

The IMF Independent Evaluation Office has released its report on the Fund’s fiscal policy advice which finds significant shortcomings and calls for concrete improvements in the ongoing surveillance review #CivilSociety #IMFMeetings #BWObserver 🔗 tinyurl.com/IEOFiscalPol...

CEPR's Andres Arauz and Ivana Vasic-Lalovic are hosting a panel on April 16 to explore capital flight & IMF surveillance as part of the IMF Spring Meeting's Civil Society Policy Forum.  @taxjustice.net @latindadd.bsky.social @menafem.bsky.social  @brettonwoodsproject.org 

UK 2027 #G20 Presidency has real power to reform global debt & tax rules. A fairer financial system that unlocks resources for poorer countries & strengthen stability and resilience at home. Read @mariafinnerty.bsky.social (@cafod.bsky.social) analysis in #BWObserver Spring 2026 🔗 tinyurl.com/UKG20

As the #IMFMeetings start this week, our latest Inside the Institutions looks at IMF's review of its civil society engagement guidelines amid growing CSOs scrutiny of programme conditionality and backlash against reforms #IMF #CivilSociety 🔗 tinyurl.com/IMFCSOEngage...

#HappeningToday: BWP is joining colleagues from @eurodadnews.bsky.social, @ituc.bsky.social & @ilo.org to discuss "What is a good job?" If you are in DC join us in person: 🕐15:00 - 16:30 EDT 📍 WBG I Room: I 2-220 Or watch online 💻 www.worldbank.org/en/events/20... #WBMeetings

📢 New BWP report: Hard-wiring hunger Today’s food crises are not just about scarcity — they’re about how markets are structured and priced. Financial speculation is increasingly shaping global food systems. tinyurl.com/FoodSecurity... Our findings ⤵️ 🧵1/

The #IMFMeetings & #WBGMeetings are kicking off today. Check out our Preamble for an in-depth analysis of the current context, with the 'rupture in world order’ further challenging IMF and World Bank's legitimacy. 🔗 www.brettonwoodsproject.org/2026/04/spri...

New comment by Rafaela Venturella & Bruno Schreiner for #BWObserver Spring 2026 argues international financial architecture design has limited @UN’s ability to influence financial policy, leaving Global South hostage to damaging neoliberal policies 🔗 tinyurl.com/CommentSprin...

With climate shocks like Cyclone Ditwah and war in Iran hitting debt-laiden economies such as Sri Lanka – now under its 17th IMF programme – it's clearer than ever that debt cancellation is urgently needed Read more in our #BWObserver Spring 26👇 www.brettonwoodsproject.org/2026/04/civi...

My piece for @brettonwoodsproject.org #BWObserver @cafod.bsky.social: "The UK can demonstrate that true superpower status in the modern age can be measured by the fairness of the systems we uphold, placing Britain at the centre of sustainable financing." www.brettonwoodsproject.org/2026/04/brit...

As #IMF & #World Bank Spring Meetings begin next week, rising instability, violations of international law, and shifting alliances are deepening BWIs legitimacy crisis. Read more in our Dispatch Spring Meetings 2026💫 www.brettonwoodsproject.org/2026/04/spri...

🚨 #NewReport: Our latest research shows fuel subsidy removals backed by World Bank & IMF in Egypt, Kenya & Bangladesh hit women girls & gender-diverse people hardest who bear the brunt of rising fuel & living costs 🧵 www.brettonwoodsproject.org/2026/04/gend...

🚨Now out #BWObserver Spring 2026 CSOs raise concerns about the WorldBank's controversial role in the US-led Board of Peace, together with questions on accountability, rising debt pressures and IMF's austerity, and unequal development models shaping the global economy. 🔗 tinyurl.com/BWObserverSp...

New BWP Scorecard gives World Bank grade C- on climate finance against #ClimateJustice principles The World Bank reported $50.8bn in climate finance in 2025 – but concerns remain over whether it meets justice and equity principles, with only 9% provided as grants 🧵

"This is not only about markets or oil prices, but whether the international system can respond in time to avoid deepening already existing debt vulnerabilities," argue @kevinpgallagher.bsky.social, @becky-ray.bsky.social & @marinazucker.bsky.social in their new research👇 www.bu.edu/gdp/2026/03/...

"Extraction is a political choice that carries a profoundly unequal cost—one that falls most heavily on women and marginalised communities," says @menafem.bsky.social's @shereentt.bsky.social in new blog for Resource Justice Network resourcejustice.org/why-resource...

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