Bretton Woods Project

Bretton Woods Project

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We scrutinise and influence the World Bank and the IMF, with a focus on the environment, gender equality, democratic governance and financialisation. Check our website: https://www.brettonwoodsproject.org

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#News Lens: at #IMFMeetings & #WBGMeetings, the UK started to set out its priorities for its upcoming #G20 presidency. Read Bond's take on the UK priorities ahead of 2027👇 www.bond.org.uk/news/2026/10...

bond.org.ukAt the IMF-World Bank Annuals, the UK began to set out its G20 presidency priorities. Here is what we learned. | BondLast week, Bond travelled to Bangkok to attend the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings. Here, Bond’s G20 and Global Reforms Manager, Maria Finnerty, and Policy Manager for Development Finance, Alex Farley,...
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Last week, the World Bank and IMF returned to Bangkok for #WBGMeetings #IMFMeetings showing a big disconnect between their responses and the crises facing countries widens🚫, while CSOs mobilised for more just financial system✊ Read our Wrap-up up 🔗 tinyurl.com/AnnualsWup

tinyurl.comAnnual Meetings 2026 Wrap-up: Disconnects between BWIs’ response and pressing needs mount as civil society mobilises for more just international financial architectureAs World Bank and IMF returned to Asia for the first time since 1991, their policy responses remain disconnected from the deepening debt, climate and inequality crises.
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New in #BWObserver Autumn26: At @FospaOficial, Indigenous Peoples and movements challenged IMF & World Bank Group’s role in financing extractive development, calling for debt cancellation, direct climate finance and respect for territorial rights tinyurl.com/FOSPAObserver

tinyurl.comAmazonian groups call for reform of financial architecture and end to extractivism2026 FOSPA challenges the role of the World Bank and IMF in financing extractive development, and calls instead for debt cancellation, direct climate finance and greater respect for territorial rights...
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In our #BWObserver Autumn26, Brazil ED Marcos Vinicius Chiliatto comments on the World Bank Group's reversal of its stigma against industrial policy and its change in discussion from 'whether' to 'how to' pursue #EconomicTransformation through #IndustrialPolicy tinyurl.com/WBGIndustria...

tinyurl.comFrom stigma to evidence: The World Bank’s shift on industrial policyNew World Bank report reverses long-standing opposition to industrial policy, reframing the question from “whether to undertake it” to “how to do it.”
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In a time when the World Bank is pushing further towards private capital mobilisation, our colleagues from @eurodadnews.bsky.social have published this very timely report on the Bank's failed Billions to Trillions agenda👇

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New report: The failed Billions to Trillions experiment: What comes next? A decade on, the World Bank’s promise to unlock trillions in private finance has fallen short. It's time for Global South-led, rights-based development finance. 🌍 Read the report: www.eurodad.org/the_failed_b...

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Without a change of course, the IMF and World Bank will miss a key window of opportunity to stem a runaway climate crisis. Delaying action is just another form of climate denial Read @jonsward.bsky.social & @re-course.org's @federicosibaja.bsky.social blog 🔗 greencentralbanking.com/2026/10/09/w...

greencentralbanking.comWorld Bank and IMF’s lack of climate action could make countries bystanders in their own destructionThe World Bank and IMF are retreating from climate action under US pressure, risking deeper vulnerability as climate shocks intensify.
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The World Bank Group increasingly recognises gender inequality and barriers for women and girls, but these insights are not consistently translated into macroeconomic reforms that address the structural drivers of inequality Our new research explains why👇 tinyurl.com/WBGPipeline

tinyurl.comSurviving the pipeline? A critical analysis of the WBG’s policy approach to gender equality and macroeconomic reform through the lending processWhile gender considerations are increasingly integrated into the World Bank diagnostics and strategies, they often sit alongside policy reforms that can have a negative impact on gender equality.
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The WorldBank and IMFNews return to Thailand with lingering legacy of their central role in 1997 Asian financial crisis, amid geopolitical upheaval and accelerating climate emergency Read what CSO will be closely watching during #WBGMeetings #IMFMeetings👇 tinyurl.com/PreambleAnnu...

tinyurl.comAnnuals 2026 Preamble: BWIs return to Asia with their central role in 1997 financial crisis still casting long shadowIMF reviews risk resulting in further Fund-mandated austerity amid an already bleak global context, while Bank’s fixation with private capital deepens.
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The Autumn 2026 #BWObserver is out now🚨 From private capital mobilisation and debt reform to industrial policy, civic space, climate finance and food resilience, the new issue asks who benefits from today’s development model, and who carries the risk. 🔗 tinyurl.com/ObserverAutu...

tinyurl.comAutumn 2026Ahead of the 2026 Annual Meetings, this issue of the Observer looks at key issues surrounding the international development landscape, including WBG push for private capital mobilisation and its…
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This year's #WBGMeetings & #IMFMeetings take place in Bangkok🇹🇭 But what’s the legacy of the BWIs in the Asian continent? Read what partners from IBON, Centre financial accountability, NGO Forum on ADB, among others have to say in our new Special Issue. 🔗 tinyurl.com/BWIsInAsia

tinyurl.comThe Bretton Woods Institutions in Asia: Exploitation, path dependencies and persistent contradictionsIn this Special Issue, BWP partners analyse the legacy of BWIs policies and prescriptions in the Asian region in key areas including industrial policy, gender and accountability, among others.
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#News Lens: @GAD_Network and @ActionAidUK new report argues debt repayments and austerity measures can undermine spending on gender equality. As UK prepares for G20 Presidency, now is the time for fairer debt solutions. #DebtJustice #G20 gadnetwork.org/gadn-resourc...

gadnetwork.orgGender Equality and the Global Debt Crisis — Gender and Development NetworkSeptember 2026 Briefing: This GADN and ActionAid UK briefing sets out how the global debt crisis is a significant issue for gender justice, with women and girls being disproportionately hit by t...
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New ActionAid report calls for debt cancellation to break the vicious cycle of debt and climate crisis, as 93.5% of most climate-vulnerable countries are in, or at risk of, debt distress under World Bank Group and IMF era of repeated debt crises actionaid.org/publications...

actionaid.orgDebt Fuels the Climate Crisis: How the Finance FlowsDebt is a major, but fixable, barrier to climate action. Action on debt could be one of the most impactful and achievable climate solutions available.

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In recent years, women and girls in Egypt have had to put their lives on the line to help make ends meet for their families. #TheRealCostOfDebt is economic policies that allow the price of everyday essentials to sky rocket while 51% of government spending goes to paying creditors. Hear Manar's story

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Today, together with 130 CSOs globally, we are calling on the IMF's board to avoid a return to frontloading #austerity in IMF programmes as they meet to discuss the outcome of the Review of Programme Design and Conditionality, on Monday 🔗 www.brettonwoodsproject.org/2026/09/glob...

brettonwoodsproject.orgGlobal civil society warns IMF against a return to deeper austerityOver 130 civil society organisations warn against a return to frontloading austerity in IMF programmes.
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#News Lens: Institute for Economic Justice analysis of World Bank's $1.5bn loan to South Africa shows how Bank is tying finance to privatisation of energy and water IEJ argues instead for borrowing to support industrial development and be subject to democratic scrutiny: iej.org.za/resource/bri...

iej.org.za10 Things You Need To Know About South Africa’s Latest World Bank Loan | IEJThis briefing note examines the terms, risks, policy conditions, and developmental implications of South Africa’s latest World Bank loan.
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New World Bank Group approach to mining & minerals will struggle to avoid pitfalls of extractionist model given reliance on private capital, increasing geopolitical importance of mining, and debt situation of resource-rich countries #ObserverSummer26 tinyurl.com/WBGMining

tinyurl.comWorld Bank mineral and metals strategy challenged to avoid pitfalls of extractionist approachDespite focus on country mining compacts, World Bank’s new mineral and metals strategy, likely to struggle to escape previous extractionist pitfalls.
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World Bank's Water Forward initiative could expand access to 1B people - but questions remaing regarding equitable metrics, institutional strengthening and genuine country ownership #SDG6 #WaterJustice #ObserverSummer26 tinyurl.com/WaterForward

tinyurl.comWorld Bank’s Water Forward initiative: Ensuring equitable water security, or narrowing paths to public solutions?Water Forward’s focus on private capital mobilisation and big infrastructure risks excluding the world’s poorest from affordable access.
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FCDO’s May Global Partnerships Conference and the World Bank Group’s new City of London Financial Solutions Hub reflect rich nations’ broader shift towards #privatefinance as development solution over true structural reform #ObserverSummer26 tinyurl.com/LondonFinanc...

tinyurl.comGlobal Partnerships Conference and London Financial Solutions Hub put spotlight on UK’s private finance pushGlobal Partnerships Conference reflects broader shift towards private finance as development solution, whilst City of London becomes WBG’s London Financial Solutions Hub.
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New Independent Evaulation Office review finds #IMF climate work remains unevenly integrated across surveillance and lending, echoing CSO concerns about contradictions between austerity and #ClimateAction #ObserverSummer26 tinyurl.com/IEOEvaluation

tinyurl.comIEO report calls for stronger integration of climate into IMF surveillance and lendingIEO findings echo civil society concerns about IMF’s climate work, with its focus on austerity in surveillance and lending not assessed for its impact on countries’ climate action.
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New in #ObserverSummer26: World Bank Group executive directors reached a compromise on 29 June that saw its Climate Change Action Plan extended 'indefinitely', but its 45% climate finance target scrapped Read all about efforts to #RenewTheCCAP here: tinyurl.com/WorldBankCCAP

tinyurl.comWorld Bank’s Climate Change Action Plan extended despite US pressureWorld Bank’s 45 per cent climate finance target ‘retired’ after US criticism, with IEG review expected to shape future of CCAP.
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New in #ObserverSummer26: IMF and World Bank fail to respond to economic crisis caused by fallout from Iran war, raising concerns about their role and legitimacy in the international financial architecture tinyurl.com/BWIsResponse...

tinyurl.comIMF and World Bank’s muted response to illegal attacks on Iran deepens legitimacy concernsIMF and World Bank fail to respond adequately to the crisis in the global economy created by fallout from US and Israel’s war on Iran and Lebanon.
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New Inside the Institutions looks at how IMF and World Bank work together to ensure “mutually supportive” policy advice, fuelling concerns about austerity and debt traps, and pointing to need for reform of - or alternatives to - Bretton Woods system tinyurl.com/InsideBWIsTw...

tinyurl.comThe Bretton Woods twins: How do the World Bank and IMF work together?This Inside the Institutions focuses on BWI’s cooperation, policy approaches and how their influence on development and macroeconomic policy have increasingly converged.
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What does the World Bank need to do to make the #CCAP renewal fit for purpose? It must go further: towards finance that supports public goods, is accountable and genuinely serves people and planet, by @jonsward.bsky.social 🔗 energyfinanceuncovered.substack.com/p/as-america... #RenewTheCCAP

energyfinanceuncovered.substack.comAs America First casts doubt on plans to route climate finance through Multilateral Development Banks, climate finance efforts must be recentred on delivering climate justiceJon Sward, Bretton Woods Project
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The Borrowers’ Platform is a important step to address long-standing flaws & power imbalances in international financial architecture & sovereign debt mechanisms Maldives Amb. Ali Nasser Mohammed analyses the process & way forward #ObserverSummer26 🔗 tinyurl.com/BorrowersPla...

tinyurl.comBuilding what was never built for us: The Borrowers’ Platform and the fight to correct sovereign riskNew Borrowers’ Platform marks significant step to address key flaws and power imbalances prevalent in international financial architecture.
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📢 The Summer 2026 Bretton Woods Observer is out Explore analysis of the World Bank & IMF's response to global economic shocks, the future of the Bank's climate agenda, sovereign debt reform through the Borrowers' Platform, critical minerals, accountability & more. 🔗 tinyurl.com/ObserverSumm...

tinyurl.comSummer 2026This issue features the BWIs response to conflict and debt, the extension of the World Bank’s Climate Change Action Plan and the merger of its accountability mechanism, the emergence of the Borrowers’...
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Our 2026 Gender IFI Summer School wrapped up after 6️⃣ online sessions where participants discussed how international financial institutions impact women’s rights Did you miss any of the sessions? Check our website to access the recordings 👇 www.brettonwoodsproject.org/update/2026-...

brettonwoodsproject.org2026 Gender IFI Summer SchoolThe 2026 online Gender and International Financial Institutions (IFI) collective’s summer school, will consist of six free online sessions between 22 June and 2 July 2026.
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#News Lens: New Action Aid report "Still Cooking With a Failed Recipe" is now out, reviewing IMF country advice on social spending, #publicservices, #debt, #tax and #gender equality👇 actionaid.org/publications...

actionaid.orgStill Cooking With a Failed RecipeA new report by ActionAid, Education International and the Tax and Education Alliance, supported by 19 partners, has revealed how the International Monetary Fund's (IMF's) rigid, one-size-fits-all app...
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#News Lens: Scoop from @devex.com reveals that G11+ borrower country group, including Brazil, China, Russia and Saudi Arabia, is pushing World Bank to extend its Climate Change Action Plan, amid US opposition www.devex.com/news/scoop-d...

devex.comScoop: Developing country blocs push World Bank to extend climate planA bloc representing nearly 100 countries calls on the World Bank to extend its Climate Change Action Plan by one year amid U.S. pressure to scale it back or scrap it.
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#ICYMI During the #SpringMeetings26, @menafem.bsky.social, @aausa.bsky.social & @farnargentina.bsky.social joined BWP for a discussion on the gendered impacts of fuel subsidy removal policies promoted by the #IMF & #WorldBankGroup Check the minutes👇 www.brettonwoodsproject.org/update/event...

brettonwoodsproject.orgEvent: Fuelling inequality - The gendered impacts of World Bank and IMF fuel subsidy removalBretton Woods Project organised a discussion on the gendered impacts of fuel subsidy removal policies promoted by the Bretton Woods Institutions (BWIs).