@inclusivedevt.bsky.socialAnd for non-Indigenous land-connected communities like Kadiatou’s, fairly negotiated and enforceable community-company agreements should also be the basis on which land is accessed for projects, rather than the top down approach that currently prevails.
#BizHumanRights #WBGMeetings #CriticalMinerals
@cgdev.orgHow can countries invest more effectively in skills for jobs? 🧠💼
At the #WBGMeetings, @rglenner.bsky.social spoke with @gabrieldemombynes.bsky.social of the World Bank Group about how the new Global Advisory Panel on Skills (GAPS) can help governments turn evidence into action.
@rglenner.bsky.socialHow can countries prepare workers for an AI-driven future? 💼
At the #WBGMeetings, I sat down with @gabrieldemombynes.bsky.social of the World Bank Group to discuss how #AI could reshape labor markets and why foundational skills like literacy and numeracy remain essential.
@cgdev.orgHow can the World Bank better target concessional financing?
At the #WBGMeetings, CGD’s Vice President and Senior Fellow @clemencelanders.bsky.social presented reforms to rebalance IDA-IBRD financing and ensure more resources reach the poorest countries.
@cgdev.orgAt the #WBGMeetings, CGD President @rglenner.bsky.social sat down with @raj-devex.bsky.social, President and Editor-in-Chief of @devex.com, to explore how AI-driven philanthropy could help unlock breakthroughs in health and climate that markets alone may not deliver.
@cgdev.orgAt the #WBGMeetings, CGD's Mikaela Gavas spoke with with Mavis Owusu-Gyamfi, President and CEO of the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET), about navigating geopolitical tensions, strengthening coordination among think tanks, and turning policy solutions into action.
@cgdev.orgAt the #WBGMeetings, CGD and ICRIER brought together Nadia Calviño (@eib.org) and Ilan Goldfajn (IDB) to examine progress on MDB reforms and what's needed next.
Moderated by Masood Ahmed, with remarks from Shekhar Aiyar and Hans Peter Lankes (@odi.global).
@re-course.orgAt the #WBGMeetings in Bangkok, climate was sidelined as the World Bank kept the door open to fossil gas. Recourse’s Sunil Acharya calls for public finance for 100% renewable economies that put people first.
📣 Read the full reaction from the Big Shift Global: bigshiftglobal.org/climate-and-...
@re-course.org🇳🇵 At the #WBGMeetings, 122 civil society organisations from 38 countries are calling on the World Bank Group to stop financing high-risk hydropower following Nepal's devastating floods.
Nepal needs recovery grants, not more debt.
⬇️ Read the letter
re-course.org/newsupdates/...
@cgdev.orgAs borrowing costs rise, how can countries manage growing debt burdens?
At the #WBGMeetings, CGD President @rglenner.bsky.social spoke with IMF Fiscal Affairs Director Rodrigo Valdés about sustainable debt levels, fiscal pressures, and the difficult policy choices ahead.
@rglenner.bsky.socialHow resilient is the global economy, and who bears the greatest risks when that resilience is tested?
At the #WBGMeetings, I've been reflecting on the vulnerabilities beneath the optimistic economic outlook, particularly the risks facing low- and middle-income countries.
@cgdev.orgHow has Asia weathered back-to-back trade and energy shocks?
At the #WBGMeetings, CGD President @rglenner.bsky.social spoke with Krishna Srinivasan of the IMF about the region's resilience, the AI boom, and its contribution to more than two-thirds of global growth this year.
@cgdev.orgAt the #WBGMeetings, CGD's @rglenner.bsky.social, Catherine Pattillo, and Masood Ahmed joined Donald Kaberuka, Ahmat Jidoud, Hanan Morsy, and Seedy Keita to examine the evolving role of the #IMF in supporting low-income countries.
@cgdev.orgAs traditional donors scale back, what role should #China play in the multilateral system? 🌏
At the #WBGMeetings, Beata Cichocka joined Hannah Ryder, Yu Ye, and @ianmitchell1.bsky.social to discuss China's evolving role in development finance.
🎥 Watch the full recording: go.cgdev.org/4hMUfCC
@cgdev.orgHow can the international financial system better support investment, resilience, + inclusive growth?
At the #WBGMeetings, Masood Ahmed joined a discussion w/ Ed Miliband, Trevor Manuel, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, + Shriti Vadera on rising debt, fiscal pressures, and the future of development finance.
@icrict.bsky.social"We need agreements that are guided by economic principles, not by vested interests."
ICRICT Co-Chair @jayatighosh.bsky.social in Bangkok, 14 October.
Our statement on the #UNtaxconvention is out today:
shorturl.at/qPbDz
Negotiations resume in Nairobi on 30 November.
#IMFMeetings #WBGMeetings
@eurodadnews.bsky.social📍We are at #Bangkok2026 for the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings with seven young activists, here to advocate, build movements, and connect with policymakers.
👀 Hear their first impressions! #IMFMeetings #EraOfJustice #WBGMeetings
@re-course.orgAt this week's #WBGMeetings in Bangkok, we are demanding an end to fossil gas finance.
Karabo Mokgonyana (@powershiftafrica.bsky.social), Smith Nwokocha (Quest for Growth and Development Foundation) and Hussain Jarwar (Indus Consortium) explain why.
📖 Read more in our new report: bit.ly/26gas
@uncdf.bsky.socialAs the IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings are underway in Bangkok, one question keeps coming up: where do smaller, specialized funds like UNCDF fit alongside the multilateral development banks?
MOPAN's new independent assessment offers a clear answer.
@inclusivedevt.bsky.social👉 Read the joint letter: www.inclusivedevelopment.net/.../joint-le...
👉 See our proposal for a just alternative: www.inclusivedevelopment.net/a-just-alter...