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Bretton Woods Project @brettonwoodsproject.org · 17/06/2026

The Gender IFI Summer School is around the corner‼️ Our first session on Monday 22 will introduce feminist macroeconomics, with speakers from @cesr.bsky.social, Nawi Africa & Asian Peoples' Movement on Debt and Development Have you registered? Please do so below👇 👇 tinyurl.com/IFISummerSch...

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Bretton Woods Project @brettonwoodsproject.org · 27/05/2026

🚨Join us for the 2026 Gender IFI Summer School🚨 6-free online sessions bringing together regional and global organisations to discuss IFIs’ impact on women’s rights and wellbeing & how to push back✋ 🗓️22 June to 2 July 🔗RSVP & full schedule👇 tinyurl.com/IFISummerSch...

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Bretton Woods Project @brettonwoodsproject.org · 09/04/2026

Only full reform of BWIs fossil fuel subsidy policies can support industrial policies in Global South that enable a feminist whole-of-economy just energy transition 📖 Read full report: www.brettonwoodsproject.org/2026/04/gend...

Cover if the Fuel Subsidies report showing a demonstration in the streets of Cairo in 2012

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Bretton Woods Project @brettonwoodsproject.org · 12/12/2025

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

Electoral parade of the Pastef party of Ousmane Sonko and Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Dakar, Senegal, 15 March 2024. Photo: Pierre Laborde / Shutterstock

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Bretton Woods Project @brettonwoodsproject.org · 16/10/2025

#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...

CSPF: How Can DPFs Promote Equitable Energy Access and Accomplish
Climate Objectives?
DFs are one of the main tools that the Bank uses to deliver mitigation and adaptation outcomes to its member countries. This session will explore how DFs are currently used to support countries' national climate goals and energy transitions, how they are assessed and accounted for, and how they can be improved. The session will also reflect on recent DPF examples, identifying opportunities for improving climate integration and civil society participation in future operations.
Friday, October 17, 2025 11:00am-12:30pm Eastern
Room I 2-220
World Bank I Building
Moderator
Katelyn Gallagher
Policy Director
Bank Information Center
Valerie Hickey
Global Director for Climate Change
World Bank
Wilfried Kouame
Senior Economist for Gambia and Senegal
World Bank
Jon Sward
Environment Project Manager
The Bretton Woods Project
Nadishani Perera
Southern Asia Consultant
Partnership for Transparency Fund

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Bretton Woods Project @brettonwoodsproject.org · 15/10/2025

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

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Bretton Woods Project @brettonwoodsproject.org · 14/10/2025

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...

Civil Society Policy Forum 2025
IMF comprehensive surveillance review: looking back and forward
Wednesday 15th October, 11:00 - 12:30 EDT
IMF HQ2-03B-768B
Moderator:
FEDERICO SIBAJA, IMF Campaign Manager, Recourse
Speakers:
NABIL ABDO
Senior Policy Advisor Oxfam International
ZAIN MOULVI
Research Director
Alternative Law Collective
TARA POVEY
Macroeconomics Project Lead
Bretton Woods Project
ROUGUI DALLO
Economic Research Officer
International Trade Union Confederation
ALEKSANDRA ZDZIENICKA
Deputy Division Chief
IMF Strategy Policy and Review
Department (SPR)
SARAH SANYA
Deputy Division Chief
IM Strategy Policy and Review
Department (SPR)

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Bretton Woods Project @brettonwoodsproject.org · 14/10/2025

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

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Bretton Woods Project @brettonwoodsproject.org · 08/10/2025

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

People demonstrate against the government of Argentinian President Javier Milei in front of the National Congress, Buenos Aires. Photo: Luis Robayo/AFP

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Bretton Woods Project @brettonwoodsproject.org · 15/09/2025

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

BWP new website homepage

Monitoring the negative impacts of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund

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Bretton Woods Project @brettonwoodsproject.org · 05/08/2025

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...

INFRASTRUCTUREnews
World Bank energy strategy review considers reversing phaseout of support for gas production
15 JULY 2025 | ID: 52982 | PROOF
SUMMARY

As World Bank pushes to provide electricity to 300 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2030 under Mission 300, it considers lifting ban on support for gas production.

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Bretton Woods Project @brettonwoodsproject.org · 01/08/2025

#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...

Event at the World Bank Group & IMF Spring Meetings 2025, titled: Jobs - The Path to Prosperity. Photo: Tolani Alli / World Bank.

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Bretton Woods Project @brettonwoodsproject.org · 30/07/2025

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

A view of a protest during the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4). Photo: UN Photo/Mariscal

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Bretton Woods Project @brettonwoodsproject.org · 28/07/2025

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...

Installation of solar photovoltaic panels on the roofs of the Hongqiao Passenger Rail Terminal in Shanghai, China. Photo: Jiri Rezac

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Bretton Woods Project @brettonwoodsproject.org · 16/07/2025

After a lull, World Bank is controversially returning to financing ‘top-down mega dams’ under Ajay Banga – as board approves financing for long-delayed Inga 3 project in DR Congo despite CSO opposition tinyurl.com/IngaDam

INFRASTRUCTUREnews
World Bank’s controversial support for Inga 3 dam signals return to big hydropower projects
15 JULY 2025
SUMMARY

CSOs criticise Bank’s return to financing ‘top-down mega dams’ and question its claims that project will resolve energy access deficit in DR Congo

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Bretton Woods Project @brettonwoodsproject.org · 18/06/2025

Our new analysis found that between FY2018-2023, the World Bank classified 70% of energy-related DPF reforms as climate finance. However, there's little evidence these reforms improved energy access, affordability, or progress on a green transition. 🔗 tinyurl.com/ClimateFinan...

We call on the World Bank to:
1. End policy-conditional climate finance enforcing private-led trsbitions
2. Align with Just Transition principles
Ensure full transparency in climate finance accounting

#Justtransitiondeferred

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Bretton Woods Project @brettonwoodsproject.org · 13/06/2025

Our latest study reveals how the World Bank is using its Development Policy Finance (DPF) instrument to push energy sector reforms that promote a private-led energy transition – while counting these policy changes as ‘climate finance’. 🔗 tinyurl.com/ClimateFinan...

New data shows the World Bank counted 70% of energy-sector reforms in Development Policy Financing as having 'climate co-benefits' between 2018-2023 - but most of these promoted a private-led energy transition

#JustTransitionDeferred

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Bretton Woods Project @brettonwoodsproject.org · 23/04/2025

Today at #SpringMeetings we are Decoding IMF Accounting and discussing the potential of IMF's SDRs, with Maia Colodenco, Andres Arauz @ceprdc.bsky.social, Niranjali Amerasinghe @aausa.bsky.social & @jonsward.bsky.social #IMFmeetings Join us in person or online: imf.zoom.us/j/9909853207...

An IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings 2025 Civil Society Policy Forum event.
Decoding
IMF Accounting
Unlocking the Full Potential of SDRs

Andrés Arauz
Senior Research Fellow
CEPR
Maia Colodenco
Director of Global Initiatives
Suramericana Vision
Jon Sward
Environment Project Manager
Bretton Woods Project
MODERATOR
Niranjali Amerasinghe
Executive Director
ActionAid USA
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APRIL
2:30 PM
Room: IMF
HQ2-03B-768B
This session clarifies SDRs' equity instrument status and reserve asset characteristics to harness their full potential for budget support and debt relief.
Organized by: Center for Economic and Policy Research, ActionAid USA,
MENAFem, Bretton Woods Project, Latindadd

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Bretton Woods Project @brettonwoodsproject.org · 16/04/2025

WorldBank confirms cancellation of controversial tourism project in Tanzania, after 2+ years of campaigning led by @oaklandinstitute.org and affected communities💪 Read more in our latest #ObserverSpring25⤵️ tinyurl.com/REGROWProject @mittaloak.bsky.social

Civil society and communities achieve victory as World Bank cancels tourism project in Tanzania
15 APRIL 2025

SUMMARY
World Bank confirms cancellation of controversial tourism project in Tanzania, after over 2 years of civil society campaigning.

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Bretton Woods Project @brettonwoodsproject.org · 15/04/2025

BWP's #ObserverSpring25 is NOW OUT🚀 Civil society calls for #FfD4 to revive the Spirit of Monterrey, fresh questions about World Bank & IMF's approach to gender equality, #HumanRights consequences of IFC's health financing and + Are you going to miss it? tinyurl.com/ObserverSpri...

Cover of the Bretton Woods Observer Spring 2025, showing two cartoons representing the World Bank and the IMF, accompanied by the EU and US flags, watering down a flame that represents the Spirit of Monterrey from the top of the walls of old town Seville

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Bretton Woods Project @brettonwoodsproject.org · 14/04/2025

LAUNCHING 21 APRIL | Debt, inequality, and global justice take centre stage. The Institute for Economic Justice joins global partners to launch a 3-part series interrogating sovereign debt systems. RSVP online: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... In person: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Bretton Woods Project @brettonwoodsproject.org · 18/03/2025

Our #ObserverSpring25 is now preparing to be launched ahead the IMF & World Bank Spring Meetings As we get ready, do you want to see what have been the latest developments at the Bank and Fund and civil society's position on these issues? Check it out! www.brettonwoodsproject.org/publication-...

cover of the Bretton Woods Observer Winter 2024 edition

cover of the Bretton Woods Observer Autumn 2024 edition

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Bretton Woods Project @brettonwoodsproject.org · 12/03/2025

Our #News Lens by-weekly alert brings the most relevant resources published on the World Bank & the IMF from a critical point of view straight to your inbox. Stay up to date! Sing up here📥 tinyurl.com/BWPSignUpForm

Snapshot of one of BWP's News Lens alerts

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Bretton Woods Project @brettonwoodsproject.org · 26/02/2025

Do you want to receive our publications, updates and news in your inbox?📥 Follow the link and choose the content that interests you! 🔗 clicks.brettonwoodsproject.org/form/AlertsS...

Screenshot from the Bretton Woods Observer Winter 2024 email alert

Screenshot from BWP's Annual Report 2024 email alert

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Bretton Woods Project @brettonwoodsproject.org · 19/02/2025

Hi BlueSky! We’re the Bretton Woods Project, a UK-based watchdog of the #WorldBank and the #IMF. We work to create a multilateral system that is democratic, inclusive, transparent, accountable, and responsive to people, especially the poorest and most vulnerable💪♻️🌎 www.brettonwoodsproject.org

Cover of the Bretton Woods Observer Spring 2024, showing two cartoons representing the World Bank and the IMF agreeing to the "gentleman's agreement"

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