Event recap: Gender gaps and structural transformation in a new development era At an event organized by EGC in partnership with the Gates Foundation and the Center for Global Development, researchers presented new research on gender, labor markets, structural transformation, and...

👥 Event recap: Gender gaps and structural transformation in a new development era

🤝 Organized by EGC and @cgdev.org, hosted by Gate Foundation on the sidelines of the 2025 World Bank and IMF #SpringMeetings

🌍 Read key takeaways from the event:
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The Future of US Foreign Assistance: Lessons and Strategic Directions Amid the past months of chaos and disruption in US foreign aid, I've been having a lot of conversations about what comes next: how can we begin to think about rebuilding in a way that delivers…

Following a ‪@cgdev.org‬ #SpringMeetings event on the future of US foreign aid, Cindy Huang shares her key takeaways from the discussion.

From adapting aid to a shifting geopolitical landscape to keeping a long-term view, explore her four insights:
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Missing labour: Fixing the Fund’s approach to the gendered division of labour - Bretton Woods Project Notes from the Civil Society Policy Forum on Thursday the 24th of April titled 'Missing labour: Fixing the Fund’s approach to the gendered division of labour'

At this year's #SpringMeetings, civil society organised a CSPF where they & the IMF discussed the Fund’s policy impact on gendered division of labour.

Did you now make it? the posts are available now on our website: www.brettonwoodsproject.org/2025/04/miss...

2/6. 🗣️The first HLD on coordination and complementarity co-convened by the FRLD and the United Nations Secretary-General was held on the 25th of April on the margins of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) #SpringMeetings.

Mission 300: The high-stakes pursuit of energy transition in Africa - Bretton Woods Project Notes from the Civil Society Policy Forum session on 25 April 2025, titled "Mission 300: The high-stakes pursuit of energy transition in Africa"

At WorldBank & IMF 2025 #SpringMeetings civil society gathered to discuss how to advance energy transformation in Africa, prioritising inclusive development, decent jobs, climate resilience & social equity.

If you missed it, we just posted the minutes👇
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What’s next for the Expert Review on Debt, Nature and Climate?

Moritz Kraemer, one of the experts behind it, explains how key global influencing moments this year can help turn report recommendations into reality.

Watch back the #SpringMeetings launch event: odi.org/en/events/la...

Spring Meetings 2025: trade uncertainty and concerns over climate  - ECCO “Uncertainty” was the buzzword that dominated the 2025 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, held in Washington DC from 21 to 26 April.

Uncertainty dominated the 2025 #SpringMeetings.

📢The US called the #IMF & #WorldBank to “return to fundamentals,” sidelining climate aims.

📝The debt crisis also took centre stage, yet few solutions emerged.

👉Learn more ahead of the 4th Conference on Financing for Development: tinyurl.com/2s49rmpt

Development Committee chair’s statement analysis Spring Meetings 2025: holding out on climate, but not without private finance - Bretton Woods Project The Development Committee met on 24 April, with the chair issuing a statement, instead of a communiqué, reflecting the views of the majority of the group and providing clarity on priorities and moment...

Once more the Development Committee did not release a communiqué. Instead, the chair released a statement, which largely aligned with the World Bank’s much critiqued #privatesectorfirst approach

Read our Dispatch #SpringMeetings 2025 tinyurl.com/DevComSpring...

On the sidelines of annual IMF-World Bank #SpringMeetings, we worked alongside our partners to deliver three high-level dialogues on adaptation finance, keeping climate resilience on the agenda. Learn more: onebillionresilient.org

V20 communiqué analysis Spring Meetings 2025: amid attacks on climate action, climate vulnerable countries once again highlight urgent need to step back from the brink - Bretton Woods Project Faced with deafening silence from Bank and Fund leadership on climate issues at the Spring Meetings, climate vulnerable countries demand urgent changes to global financial architecture.

Amid US attacks on climate action – and deafening silence from Bank and Fund leaders – climate vulnerable countries demand urgent changes to global financial architecture

Read our #SpringMeetings V20 Group communique:

tinyurl.com/V20Springs2025

Spring Meetings 2025 Wrap-up: Don’t look up! Bank and Fund leadership self-censors on climate change and gender issues, as US tariffs rock global economic outlook - Bretton Woods Project US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent indicates US will stay in the Bank and Fund, claiming “America First does not mean America alone,” as tariffs and rising debt vulnerabilities prompt gloomy forecast...

Once more the #SpringMeetings ended in absence of meaningful reform at World Bank & IMF, with discussions on key issues such as gender and climate nowhere to be found due to uncertainty about US's position within BWIs

Read our Wrap-up tinyurl.com/WrapUpSpring...

G20 press conference and media statement analysis Spring Meetings 2025: lack of Chair's statement yet more evidence of challenges to global consensus - Bretton Woods Project The South African G20 Presidency failed to issue a communiqué and opted not to issue a Chair’s statement at the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings as the US administration’s explicit hostility to mult...

The G20 Group fails to issue a communiqué or chair statement at IMF News and World Bank #SpringMeetings as deepening geopolitical tensions raise barriers to consensus at all multilateral fora

Read this and other communiques from the Meetings 👇

tinyurl.com/G20Springs25

Read GEM lead Tara Povey's reflection on this year's #SpringMeetings, via @menafem.bsky.social

"The Treasury Secretary's remarks instructed the Fund and Bank to root out ‘mission creep’, again singling out gender, climate and socialissues"👇

At the World Bank and IMF's #SpringMeetings2025, Roos Saalbrink, ActionAid International's Economic Justice Lead, called on the United Nations to step in and resolve the growing #debtcrisis. Low- and middle-income countries are spending more on debt than on crucial public services.

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G24 communiqué analysis Spring Meetings 2025: failure to tackle structural injustices amid geopolitical turmoil - Bretton Woods Project At this year’s Spring Meetings, the G24 communiqué failed to present strategic solutions for multilateralism’s future, offering no real path to address the multiple crises facing the world.

G24 communiqué doubles down on domestic resource mobilisation – but sidesteps the structural injustices of the global financial system, leaving developing countries exposed amid aid cuts, trade tensions and surging capital costs #SpringMeetings

tinyurl.com/G24Springs25

Last week, Finance Ministers, country delegates & advocates met in D.C. for the #WorldBank & #IMFNews #SpringMeetings

The MDBs are key to financing the fight against hunger & malnutrition—especially in vulnerable countries.

📖Read: bit.ly/3GBH4Ws

#IDA21 #GoodFood4All

IMFC chair statement analysis Spring Meetings 2025: IMFC statement reflects IMF’s scramble to reshape the international order in new US administration’s image - Bretton Woods Project IMFC chair’s statement promises private sector-led growth, productivity, and job creation, while ignoring climate action, in an almost word for word copy of US Treasury Secretary’s speech at Spring Me...

This year's #SpringMeetings IMFC chair statement reflects IMF's scramble to shape the international order in new US administration’s image

tinyurl.com/IMFCSprings25

🏦 Which are the main takeaways to keep in mind after the #IMF / #WorldBank #SpringMeetings?
⏯️ Here are the five key insights of our chief economist Isabelle Mateos y Lago for our latest #EcoWeek:
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The IMF just slashed global growth forecasts and predicts debt will hit 117% of global GDP by 2027.
Yet instead of solutions, they push austerity — again.
Look at Argentina: record IMF loan, harsh cuts, rising unrest. A warning to us all. #EndAusterity #SpringMeetings

🏛️ As the 2025 IMF & WorldBank Spring Meetings wrap up, one truth stands tall:
The Bretton Woods Institutions are clinging to austerity — while the world demands justice.
Despite debt and climate emergencies, the IMF & World Bank are doubling down on outdated playbooks. #EndAusterity #SpringMeetings

In the background you can see a world map with bills from different currencies pinned to it. The caption states: We need a stronger role for the United Nations in global economic governance! FfD4 Conference in Sevilla, 30 June - 3 July 2025

📢 We need a stronger role for the #UnitedNations in global #EconomicGovernance!
👉 New briefing paper "The future of financing for development: what role for the UN?" www.globalpolicy.org/en/publicati...

#FfD4 #FfD #FfDforum #WeNeedFfD #SpringMeetings #IMFmeetings #WBGmeetings @unctad.bsky.social

Catch up with @cgdev.org's #SpringMeetings events ➡️ Experts convened to take a timely look at low- & middle-income countries' industrial policy choices.

Watch the full conversation ⬇️
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At the annual IMF-World Bank #SpringMeetings, the world’s financial direction takes shape. Climate must be a part of that conversation.

Hear from @jgastelumendi.bsky.social as he shares his takeaways from this year's Spring Meetings! 👇 onebillionresilient.org

2025 Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank: Keep calm and carry on? By Bodo EllmersThe 2025 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank took place against the backdrop of two new and rather unexpected shocks. The first was the trade shock c...

2025 #SpringMeetings of #IMF & #WorldBank took place against backdrop of two new shocks:

🔹 #trade shock caused by the #USA ’s announcement of #tariff hikes

🔹 #aid shock caused by massive cuts in official #development assistance ( #ODA)

#KeepCalm & carry on?

👉 www.globalpolicy.org/en/news/2025...

Panellists for the ODI Global event on 'What’s next for global cooperation?'

Panellists for the ODI Global event on 'What’s next for global cooperation?'

Panellists for the ODI Global event on 'What’s next for global cooperation?'

Audience members at the ODI Global event on 'What’s next for global cooperation?'

What’s next for global cooperation?

Brilliant speakers joined us during the #SpringMeetings in Washington, D.C. to take stock & discuss the road ahead.

Watch the event video: odi.org/en/events/wh...

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That's a wrap on #SpringMeetings! Governor Monticelli led productive discussions on #SocialInvestment and jobs while advancing our agenda as Chair of the Heads of MDBs. Key meetings with the World Bank and finance ministers from member countries strengthened our partnerships.

La UE está reforzando sus alianzas comerciales para seguir construyendo un orden mundial que beneficie a todos.

Tenemos un mensaje alto y claro: nuestros socios pueden contar con nosotros.

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Ambassador Frédéric Bernard was honored to welcome 🇧🇪 Deputy PM & Finance Minister Jan Jambon to a networking event capping off a week of IMF and World Bank #SpringMeetings with Belgian and American experts. 🧵1/2
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Proud to represent the @eib.org together with VPs Ostros & Fayolle, at the very productive #SpringMeetings in Washington.

Good exchanges & strong support to multilateral institutions, core of our global safety net for financial stability, shared prosperity & peace.

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