World Bank on Trial! | On the 80th Anniversary of World Bank/IMF The Independent People’s Tribunal (IPT) on the World Bank @ 80, convened in Kolkata in December 2024, critically examined the World Bank’s pervasive role in shaping India’s economic, social, and environmental landscape. Organised by the Working Group on International Financial Institutions—comprising nearly 80 …
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The Bretton Woods institutions - the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF)- have completed 80 years of existence and operations. As people of the global south, who continue to bear the brunt of the impacts of colonial expansion, resource extraction, wealth concentration, climate change and deepening inequality, we demand that these institutions be shut …
A seminar on World Bank & International Finance: Legacy, Lessons & Current Struggles organized by Working Group on IFIs. 21st April 2022; New Delhi: A seminar was organised on the theme “World Bank & International Finance: Legacy, Lessons & Current Struggles” by the Working Group on IFIs and Financial Accountability Network as a part of …
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World Without World Bank Date: 21st April, 2022 Venue: Seminar Hall II, Kamla Devi Complex, India International Centre, New Delhi Theme: World Bank & International Finance: Legacy, Lessons & Current Struggles Register to attend: https://forms.gle/AfGiUHjVjZCXgGGz8 Introduction The World Bank and IMF are having their Spring Meetings virtually from the 22nd to 24th of April, 2022 …
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released two updates in the month of June – first was the World Economic Outlook, titled A Crisis Like No Other, An Uncertain Recovery and another was the Financial Stability Report. These reports and updates are some of the most watched reports by economists, policymakers and businesses. The earlier Economic Outlook in …
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