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Smart Cities: The need for a critical engagement

Cities are ever dynamic. The dynamic landscape of cities is a reflection, a miniature representation of societal intera...

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World Without World Bank Possible: Activists

Action Week on World Bank Brings Together Social & Political Activists, Probing their Past and Demanding Accountab...

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Indian Civil Society Groups Announce “World Without World Bank” Action Week

Highlight the Impacts on Key Sectors in India During IMF-WB 2020 Annual Meetings Date: 12 October, 2020 New Del...

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IMF’s new policy at odds with green Covid-19 recovery

A new review of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) most recent economic policy advice for five countries wit...

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World Bank pushing privatisation in fisheries sector through Blue Revolution Program ?

I. Yet another Loan for India for response to the Covid-19 crisis India received yet another external loan for deal...

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Give Doing Business report a COVID burial

On August 27th, the World Bank came out with a statement suspending the Doing Business Report. The statement said that ...

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CSO Comments on Operationalizing Reforms to the Inspection Panel, including the creation of a new Accountability Mechanism

The process of the World Bank reforming the Inspection Panel (IPN) to adapt it to the changing environment, the newly a...

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CSO Space during the 5th Annual Meeting

Civil society groups from across the globe wrote to the President of AIIB Jin Liqun raised concerns during the global p...

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A weak Inspection Panel will render the last institutional mechanism for communities to hold the World Bank accountable, ineffective.

The process of the World Bank reforming the Inspection Panel (IPN) to adapt it to the changing environment, the newly a...

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How the Govt Is Spinning Its Dysfunctional Nagpur Water Project as a Success Story

The Indian government’s PPP database indicates that infrastructure projects worth Rs 15,960.66 crore are listed u...

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October 21, 2020

Bhargavi S. Rao

Smart Cities: The need for a critical engagement

Cities are ever dynamic. The dynamic landscape of cities is a reflection, a miniature representation of societal interactions throughout history, static in its built forms and but constantly reinventing in contemporary ways of living. Cities are also the locus for myriad challenges: such as access ...

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October 16, 2020

CFA Admin

World Without World Bank Possible: Activists

Action Week on World Bank Brings Together Social & Political Activists, Probing their Past and Demanding Accountability Press Release | October 16, 2020 New Delhi: A key message reverberating in the week long protest action was that a World Without World Bank is possible. Participated b...

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October 13, 2020

CFA Admin

Indian Civil Society Groups Announce “World Without World Bank” Action Week

Highlight the Impacts on Key Sectors in India During IMF-WB 2020 Annual Meetings Date: 12 October, 2020 New Delhi: People’s Movements, Civil Society Groups, and concerned citizens are coming together to protest the World Bank’s policies, interventions and impacts which negatively impacted t...

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October 10, 2020

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IMF’s new policy at odds with green Covid-19 recovery

A new review of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) most recent economic policy advice for five countries with ongoing coal sector expansions show it is green-lighting fossil fuel expansion, despite the fund’s stated support for a green Covid-19 recovery and transition to a climate-...

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September 10, 2020

Anuradha Munshi

World Bank pushing privatisation in fisheries sector through Blue Revolution Program ?

I. Yet another Loan for India for response to the Covid-19 crisis India received yet another external loan for dealing with the Covid 19 crisis. Japan announced an emergency support loan of up to 50 billion yen (almost Rs 3,500 crore) to support India’s response to the Covid-19 crisis, includin...

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September 4, 2020

Maju Varghese

Give Doing Business report a COVID burial

On August 27th, the World Bank came out with a statement suspending the Doing Business Report. The statement said that a number of irregularities have been reported regarding changes to the data in the Doing Business 2018 and Doing Business 2020 reports, published in October 2017 and 2019. The chan...

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August 29, 2020

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CSO Comments on Operationalizing Reforms to the Inspection Panel, including the creation of a new Accountability Mechanism

The process of the World Bank reforming the Inspection Panel (IPN) to adapt it to the changing environment, the newly adopted Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) started in 2017. The World Bank’s Committee on Development Effectiveness initiated a Inspection Panel Toolkit Technical ...

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August 29, 2020

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CSO Space during the 5th Annual Meeting

Civil society groups from across the globe wrote to the President of AIIB Jin Liqun raised concerns during the global pandemic and demanded accountability and transparency from AIIB during this pandemic. With the government’s in Asia opting to use the heavy-handed method of police crackdowns ...

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July 30, 2020

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A weak Inspection Panel will render the last institutional mechanism for communities to hold the World Bank accountable, ineffective.

The process of the World Bank reforming the Inspection Panel (IPN) to adapt it to the changing environment, the newly adopted Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) started in 2017 but, the changes that they have recommended so far are inadequate and far from strengthening the IP or the communiti...

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July 14, 2021

Nivedita Khandekar

How the Govt Is Spinning Its Dysfunctional Nagpur Water Project as a Success Story

The Indian government’s PPP database indicates that infrastructure projects worth Rs 15,960.66 crore are listed under the ‘water’ sector, as of December 2019. Nagpur: The issue of water privatisation was once a hot potato across India, at least until 2014. But in the last five...

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Smart Cities: The need for a critical engagement

World Without World Bank Possible: Activists

Indian Civil Society Groups Announce “World Without World Bank” Action Week

IMF’s new policy at odds with green Covid-19 recovery

World Bank pushing privatisation in fisheries sector through Blue Revolution Program ?

Give Doing Business report a COVID burial

CSO Comments on Operationalizing Reforms to the Inspection Panel, including the creation of a new Accountability Mechanism

CSO Space during the 5th Annual Meeting

A weak Inspection Panel will render the last institutional mechanism for communities to hold the World Bank accountable, ineffective.

How the Govt Is Spinning Its Dysfunctional Nagpur Water Project as a Success Story

Smart Cities: The need for a critical engagement

World Without World Bank Possible: Activists

Indian Civil Society Groups Announce “World Without World Bank” Action Week

IMF’s new policy at odds with green Covid-19 recovery

World Bank pushing privatisation in fisheries sector through Blue Revolution Program ?

Give Doing Business report a COVID burial

CSO Comments on Operationalizing Reforms to the Inspection Panel, including the creation of a new Accountability Mechanism

CSO Space during the 5th Annual Meeting

A weak Inspection Panel will render the last institutional mechanism for communities to hold the World Bank accountable, ineffective.

How the Govt Is Spinning Its Dysfunctional Nagpur Water Project as a Success Story

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Smart Cities: The need for a critical engagement

World Without World Bank Possible: Activists

Indian Civil Society Groups Announce “World Without World Bank” Action Week

IMF’s new policy at odds with green Covid-19 recovery

World Bank pushing privatisation in fisheries sector through Blue Revolution Program ?

Give Doing Business report a COVID burial

CSO Comments on Operationalizing Reforms to the Inspection Panel, including the creation of a new Accountability Mechanism

CSO Space during the 5th Annual Meeting

A weak Inspection Panel will render the last institutional mechanism for communities to hold the World Bank accountable, ineffective.

How the Govt Is Spinning Its Dysfunctional Nagpur Water Project as a Success Story

Smart Cities: The need for a critical engagement

World Without World Bank Possible: Activists

Indian Civil Society Groups Announce “World Without World Bank” Action Week

IMF’s new policy at odds with green Covid-19 recovery

World Bank pushing privatisation in fisheries sector through Blue Revolution Program ?

Give Doing Business report a COVID burial

CSO Comments on Operationalizing Reforms to the Inspection Panel, including the creation of a new Accountability Mechanism

CSO Space during the 5th Annual Meeting

A weak Inspection Panel will render the last institutional mechanism for communities to hold the World Bank accountable, ineffective.

How the Govt Is Spinning Its Dysfunctional Nagpur Water Project as a Success Story

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