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The Murky Business of Ease of Doing Business Ranking

In a major revelation, Paul Romer, the chief economist of World Bank apologized to Chile for changes to the Ease of Doin...

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53 development experts call bluff on IMF’s social protection

Over fifty renowned economists, academics and development experts from across the world recently wrote to the Executive ...

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IMF Violates International Human Rights Laws: UN Human Rights Experts

Several UN human rights experts last month wrote an open letter to the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fun...

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Ease of doing business or Ease of diluting labour safety?

On November 1st, 2017 India witnessed one of the largest boiler accidents in recent times. An NTPC plant originally supp...

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IMF and World Bank: Marching to a G20 Tune?

This year, the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting on October 12-13 overlapped with the IMF-World ...

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India paid over 600 crores between 2009-2015 to the IFIs for not using their loans

Every year, India pays an enormous amount of money as commitment charges to the multilateral institutions for not utilis...

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Change the Product Not the Marketing Strategy

IMF research department came out with an article “Neoliberalism: oversold” in Finance and Development a quarterly magazi...

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January 19, 2018

Maju Varghese

The Murky Business of Ease of Doing Business Ranking

In a major revelation, Paul Romer, the chief economist of World Bank apologized to Chile for changes to the Ease of Doing reports methodology which conveyed the wrong impression of the business environment under the socialist regime of President Michelle Bachelet. Chile’s overall ranking fluctuated ...

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January 19, 2018

Ankit Agrawal

53 development experts call bluff on IMF’s social protection

Over fifty renowned economists, academics and development experts from across the world recently wrote to the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund to express concern over the IMF “independent” evaluation of The IMF and social protection, and its recommendations approved by IMF Board in...

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January 19, 2018

Ankit Agrawal

IMF Violates International Human Rights Laws: UN Human Rights Experts

Several UN human rights experts last month wrote an open letter to the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund to express their dismay about the general approach of the IMF to social security reforms that has sometimes put fiscal objectives above the objective of ensuring respect for the ...

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August 12, 2019

Maju Varghese

Ease of doing business or Ease of diluting labour safety?

On November 1st, 2017 India witnessed one of the largest boiler accidents in recent times. An NTPC plant originally supported by Asian Development Bank met with an accident in their newly built unit. As per reports, about 42 people died in the accident but workers believed there would be more. About...

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February 14, 2023

Nancy Alexander

IMF and World Bank: Marching to a G20 Tune?

This year, the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting on October 12-13 overlapped with the IMF-World Bank annual meeting on October 13-15 in Washington, DC. As of December 1, 2017, Argentina becomes G20 President with the past and future Presidents (Germany and Japan, respectively...

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February 7, 2020

Maju Varghese

India paid over 600 crores between 2009-2015 to the IFIs for not using their loans

Every year, India pays an enormous amount of money as commitment charges to the multilateral institutions for not utilising the loans sanctioned by them. Investopedia defines commitment charges as the fee charged by the lender to a borrower for an unused or un-disbursed loan since it has set aside t...

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November 20, 2017

Maju Varghese

Change the Product Not the Marketing Strategy

IMF research department came out with an article “Neoliberalism: oversold” in Finance and Development a quarterly magazine published quarterly by IMF. The article says while the neoliberal agenda has rescued millions from poverty, the policies have not delivered as expected. It further says that the...

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The Murky Business of Ease of Doing Business Ranking

53 development experts call bluff on IMF’s social protection

IMF Violates International Human Rights Laws: UN Human Rights Experts

Ease of doing business or Ease of diluting labour safety?

IMF and World Bank: Marching to a G20 Tune?

India paid over 600 crores between 2009-2015 to the IFIs for not using their loans

Change the Product Not the Marketing Strategy

The Murky Business of Ease of Doing Business Ranking

53 development experts call bluff on IMF’s social protection

IMF Violates International Human Rights Laws: UN Human Rights Experts

Ease of doing business or Ease of diluting labour safety?

IMF and World Bank: Marching to a G20 Tune?

India paid over 600 crores between 2009-2015 to the IFIs for not using their loans

Change the Product Not the Marketing Strategy