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Ease of Doing Business – what does it conceal?

India is now a poster boy for the World Bank’s much-criticised Doing Business Report (DBR), and its associated country r...

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IFC’s Opportunistic $ 24.7 trillion Global Green Investment Plan Adding to the global narrative on low-carbon investment...

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The Resignation of IMF Chief, and Western Dominance in IFIs Christine Lagarde, IMF’s Managing Director, resigned this mo...

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Booklet: Smart Cities Mission in India: Footprints of IFIs

This booklet is a first in a series that looks to provide an overview of the smart cities at a conceptual level, smart c...

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Inspection Panel’s Report on Amaravati Project only Validates the Issues Raised by CSOs

For immediate release Inspection Panel’s Report on Amaravati Project only Validates the Issues Raised by CSOs July 26, 2...

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Press Release: After World Bank, AIIB Pulls Out of Amaravati Capital City Project

Press Release | July 23, 2019 After the World Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Pulls Out of Amaravati Capital ...

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विश्व बैंक ने अमरावती कैपिटल सिटी परियोजना से हाथ खींचा, लोगों को मिली बड़ी सफ़लता

विश्व बैंक ने अमरावती कैपिटल सिटी परियोजना से हाथ खींचा, लोगों को मिली बड़ी सफ़लता प्रेस विज्ञप्ति | 20 जुलाई, 2019 एक ब...

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World Bank Pulls Out of Amaravati Capital City Project

July 18, 2019: In a significant move, which will have repercussions at multiple levels, yesterday the World Bank has dec...

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The World Bank’s Legacy of Environmental Destruction: A Case Study

The World Bank’s support for giant coal fired power plants in India and South Africa illustrate the organisation&#...

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Update: A Great Victory: The Fight Continues!

In its historic decision on 27th Feb 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that international organizations like the W...

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December 17, 2019

Maju Varghese

Ease of Doing Business – what does it conceal?

India is now a poster boy for the World Bank’s much-criticised Doing Business Report (DBR), and its associated country rankings index (EODB) (see Observer Winter 2018). The country has drastically improved its place in the EODB index, rising from the 142nd position in 2014 to 63rd in 2019, a 79-plac...

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December 8, 2019

Tani Alex

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IFC’s Opportunistic $ 24.7 trillion Global Green Investment Plan Adding to the global narrative on low-carbon investments, World Bank Groups’ private lending arm International Finance Corporation’s recent report – Green Buildings: A Finance and Policy Blueprint for Emerging Markets – say...

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July 27, 2019

Maju Varghese

Snippets from the World of International Financial Institutions – July, 2019

The Resignation of IMF Chief, and Western Dominance in IFIs Christine Lagarde, IMF’s Managing Director, resigned this month after she was nominated to head the European Central Bank. She previously served as France’s finance minister during 2007-2011. This year, Lagarde’s exit from IMF is the second...

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February 13, 2026

Gaurav Dwivedi

Booklet: Smart Cities Mission in India: Footprints of IFIs

This booklet is a first in a series that looks to provide an overview of the smart cities at a conceptual level, smart cities mission in India, development of smart cities globally, the role of International Financial Institutions (IFIs) and bilateral agencies in promoting smart city projects in var...

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July 29, 2019

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Inspection Panel’s Report on Amaravati Project only Validates the Issues Raised by CSOs

For immediate release Inspection Panel’s Report on Amaravati Project only Validates the Issues Raised by CSOs July 26, 2019: Confirming the concerns raised by the communities and civil society organisations, Government of India withdrew its request from the World Bank for financing Amaravati Capital...

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August 7, 2019

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Press Release: After World Bank, AIIB Pulls Out of Amaravati Capital City Project

Press Release | July 23, 2019 After the World Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Pulls Out of Amaravati Capital City Project New Delhi: The China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) pulled out of Amaravati Capital City Project in Andhra Pradesh. This decision, communicated by its...

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July 23, 2019

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विश्व बैंक ने अमरावती कैपिटल सिटी परियोजना से हाथ खींचा, लोगों को मिली बड़ी सफ़लता

विश्व बैंक ने अमरावती कैपिटल सिटी परियोजना से हाथ खींचा, लोगों को मिली बड़ी सफ़लता प्रेस विज्ञप्ति | 20 जुलाई, 2019 एक बड़े ऐतिहासिक कदम, जिसका प्रभाव कई स्तर पर देखने को मिलेगा, उठाते हुए कल विश्व बैंक ने आंध्र प्रदेश के अमरावती कैपिटल सिटी परियोजना में $300 मिलियन का क़र्ज़ देने से इनकार कर दिया। ...

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July 23, 2019

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World Bank Pulls Out of Amaravati Capital City Project

July 18, 2019: In a significant move, which will have repercussions at multiple levels, yesterday the World Bank has decided to pull out of the $300 million lending to the Amaravati Capital City project in Andhra Pradesh. Working Group on International Financial Institutions (WGonIFIs) and the affec...

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April 27, 2019

Open Democracy

The World Bank’s Legacy of Environmental Destruction: A Case Study

The World Bank’s support for giant coal fired power plants in India and South Africa illustrate the organisation’s many institutional failings. This article is part of a series by openDemocracy and the Bretton Woods Project on the crisis of multilateralism. The views expressed are those ...

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September 18, 2025

Anuradha Munshi

Update: A Great Victory: The Fight Continues!

In its historic decision on 27th Feb 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that international organizations like the World Bank Group “don’t enjoy absolute immunity”. Simply put, with this judgement, the World Bank and other international financial institutions can be sued anywhere for the damages...

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Ease of Doing Business – what does it conceal?

Snippets from the World of International Finance

Snippets from the World of International Financial Institutions – July, 2019

Booklet: Smart Cities Mission in India: Footprints of IFIs

Inspection Panel’s Report on Amaravati Project only Validates the Issues Raised by CSOs

Press Release: After World Bank, AIIB Pulls Out of Amaravati Capital City Project

विश्व बैंक ने अमरावती कैपिटल सिटी परियोजना से हाथ खींचा, लोगों को मिली बड़ी सफ़लता

World Bank Pulls Out of Amaravati Capital City Project

The World Bank’s Legacy of Environmental Destruction: A Case Study

Update: A Great Victory: The Fight Continues!

Ease of Doing Business – what does it conceal?

Snippets from the World of International Finance

Snippets from the World of International Financial Institutions – July, 2019

Booklet: Smart Cities Mission in India: Footprints of IFIs

Inspection Panel’s Report on Amaravati Project only Validates the Issues Raised by CSOs

Press Release: After World Bank, AIIB Pulls Out of Amaravati Capital City Project

विश्व बैंक ने अमरावती कैपिटल सिटी परियोजना से हाथ खींचा, लोगों को मिली बड़ी सफ़लता

World Bank Pulls Out of Amaravati Capital City Project

The World Bank’s Legacy of Environmental Destruction: A Case Study

Update: A Great Victory: The Fight Continues!