DEMYSTIFYING FINANCE
Why a Course on Development Finance? Economist Dr. Ha-Joon Chang, University of Cambridge says, “95 per cent of economics is common sense- made to look difficult, with the use of jargons and mathematics.” While...
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...
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...
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...
Centre must respect fiscal federalism and legal obligations under GST (Compensation to the States) Act, 2017
A Statement from Finance Ministers of State Governments, Prominent Economists and Public Finance and Accountability Researchers The Constitution Amendment Act, effective from 16th September 2016, has provided that Parliament should, on recommendation of GST...
Speaker Bios
Ashok Datar is associated with Mumbai Mobility Forum and heads the Mumbai Environmental Social Network. He has been active in the area of urban transportation and solid waste management. His writings cover issues such as...
Programme Schedule
Schedule Session Briefs
Concept Note
Conference on Infrastructure Finance September 4-5, 2019, NCCI, Nagpur The conference on Infrastructure Finance in Nagpur looks to discusses various aspects related to infrastructure development in India which includes not only financial aspects but...
Organisers
Centre for Financial Accountability CFA engages in critical analysis, monitoring and critique of the role of financial institutions – national and international, and their impact on development, human rights and the environment, amongst other...
Comments from India, Myanmar & Philippines on the Report
& Recommendations from the External Review of IFC/MIGA E&S Accountability, including CAO’s Role & Effectiveness We welcome the opportunity to comment on the report of the external review team. At the outset, the recommendations...
Comments by Indian Groups on Recommendations
of External Review of IFC/MIGA E&S Accountability, including CAO’s Role and Effectiveness After 20 years of its existence, the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) and International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) social and environmental accountability review has...
“Ultimately the rubber will meet the Road”
Social activists express hope for the future in webinar series on “Reimagining the Future” Press Release | Sept 15, 2020 “The lockdown worked like a chemical experiment where hidden injustices were brought to the...
Draft power bill promotes privatisation, ‘impedes’ social, environmental safeguards
In an appeal to the chairperson, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy, and its members, 90 civil society group have sought cancellation of the draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2020, proposed by the...
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...
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...
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