Bretton Woods Proj.
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We scrutinise and influence the #WorldBank and #IMF with special emphasis on #environment & social concerns. #News Lens/RT≠ endorsement (ES @BrettonWoods_ES)
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Join the BWP team for a humorous #throwback ride down the cascade of World Bank and IMF double-speak in 2023.
Happy holidays!🎄🤶
tinyurl.com/FundBankFun2023
#ObserverWinter23 : New book argues #humanrights should be prioritised, rather than lenders’ profits, in countries facing #debtdistress and #austerity #FeministPoliticalEconomy
tinyurl.com/DebtGenderBook
.United Nations António Guterres report identifies significant threats to peace and security & calls for urgent reform of international economic structures as World Bank & IMF continue to compartmentalise #FragilityConflictViolence strategies
#ObserverWinter23
brettonwoodsproject.org/2023/12/un-sec…
.United Nations #AfricaGroup proposal for a #UNTaxConvention moves forward, as CSOs urge rich countries to support a global and just tax system 🗳️
Read more in our #ObserverWinter23 👇
tinyurl.com/TaxConventionUN
New in #ObserverWinter23 : Rich countries need to stump up contributions for an ambitious IDA - World Bank 21 replenishment to help low-income countries ( #LICs ) deal with #polycrisis #IDA21
tinyurl.com/IDAFiscalCliff
#News Lens: #LossAndDamageFund agreed at #COP28 needs a strong #RemedyFramework as host World Bank has a poor track record on accountability
Read new blog by Aubrey Manahan Center for International Environmental Law 👇
ciel.org/the-world-bank…
📈🌍 As IMF concludes 16th #IMFQuota Review,in an open letter CSOs call for a meaningful #QuotaReform by June2025 that accurately reflects thechanges in the global economy to ensure a fair representation of all member countries President Biden
Kristalina Georgieva 👇
📄bit.ly/3uWXkeD
New #ObserverWinter23 guest analysis by Fadhel Kaboub فاضل قابوب calls for Global South-led alternatives to Bretton Woods Institutions’ policy orthodoxy #ClimateJustice #EconomicJustice
tinyurl.com/AfricanGreenTr…
Scandal of alleged child sexual abuse + cover-up relating to IFC investment in #BridgeAcademies shows why World Bank requires it urgently to add remedy to its Playbook
Read our guests' Margaux Day and David Pred comment for our #ObserverWinter23
tinyurl.com/EvolutionRemedy
New in #ObserverWinter23 : urgewald research finds World Bank invested an estimated $3.7 billion in oil and gas in 2022 via trade financing.
With over 70% of trade finance given out in secrecy, the Bank is a long way from aligning with #ParisAgreement
tinyurl.com/IFCTrade
Despite World Bank Paris Alignment commitments, loopholes in IFC financial intermediary lending won’t prevent it from bankrolling new coal for good.
New #ObserverWinter23 At Issue by Daniel Willis (@RecourseTeam) & Novita Indri (@TrendAsia_org)
tinyurl.com/AtIssueWinter23
New in #ObserverWinter23 : Civil society coalition #DebtServiceWatch database shows Global South is in worst #debt crisis in history, while IMF insists it's not 'systemic'.
António Guterres United Nations calls it 'systemic failure'
tinyurl.com/GSDebtCrisis
As #COP28 UAE ends today, our #ObserverWinter23 highlights how World Bank's selection as interim host of new #LossAndDamage Fund draws ire of developing countries and civil society #COP28 #LossAndDamage #ClimateJustice
tinyurl.com/LossAndDamageF…