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Home > Posts by Tani Alex

Is Development Finance Institution the way forward?

The infrastructure sector remains to be the priority area for investment of the current government to undertake the economic recovery in the post-pandemic times. To press ahead with the projects in this sector last...

Read more January 29, 2021 at 7:39 pm Tani Alex

Stop Anakkayam Hydel Project Movement: Another Stellar Resistance to Funding Disasters

Though appearing as a tiny speck in the larger upheaval of distressed happenings everywhere in India, a small proposed project in Kerala has sparked a vibrant coming together of around 100 environmental and protests...

Read more November 24, 2020 at 1:04 pm Tani Alex

Procedures for World Bank’s new accountability mechanism lacks transparency and inclusivity

In a press release issued early last week, the World Bank has announced that the review of its independent accountability mechanism, the Inspection Panel, has been completed and that a few major reforms were...

Read more March 17, 2020 at 8:21 pm Tani Alex

India’s G-20 Presidency, Coronavirus and India and others: Snippets from the World of International Finance

1. Union Budget allocation for preparations of India’s G-20 presidency The Finance Minister of India announced an allocation of Rs.100 crore from the Union Budget, for the initial preparations for hosting the G-20 presidency...

Read more February 24, 2020 at 3:12 pm Tani Alex

Snippets from the World of International Finance

Government prepares  for more reforms to ensure India comes in the top 50 in ease of doing business rankings India currently occupies 63rd position in the rankings of the World Bank in doing business....

Read more January 13, 2020 at 5:59 pm Tani Alex

Snippets from the World of International Finance

IFC’s Opportunistic $ 24.7 trillion Global Green Investment Plan Adding to the global narrative on low-carbon investments, World Bank Groups’ private lending arm International Finance Corporation’s recent report – Green Buildings: A Finance and...

Read more December 8, 2019 at 6:03 pm Tani Alex

AIIB’s newly wrapped ESG investments

AIIB’s newly wrapped ESG investments: Asia ESG Enhanced Credit Managed Portfolio Project After fifty investments being approved and many more in pipeline, along with much criticism against India’s Infrastructure Fund , National Infrastructure Investment...

Read more October 26, 2019 at 3:52 pm Tani Alex

Briefing Note: MDBs Behind IL&FS: A Case of Bloodied Hands

Hailed as the Pioneer of Public-Private Partnerships in India, ILFS is supposedly an early example of Private sector role and commitment towards infrastructure development in India. Their Infrastructure Projects include Roads, Water, Power,...

Read more June 28, 2019 at 4:26 pm Tani Alex

Report: Encroachment of Nature, People and Livelihoods: A Case of Amaravati Capital City (2014-2019)

This brief report aims to throw light on the critical lapses and breaches which have been committed during the design, pre-appraisal and Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment – Environment and Social Management Framework (SESA-ESMF)...

Read more May 14, 2019 at 10:32 am Tani Alex

Humanity Absent from World’s most Acclaimed Development Report

The World Development Report (WDR) is the World Bank’s development research and policy review report published annually. Started by IBRD since 1978, this report is intended to provide deep and extensive analysis on one...

Read more March 8, 2019 at 5:33 pm Tani Alex

25 Years of Independent Accountability Mechanisms

This year, the Inspection Panel, the accountability mechanism of the World Bank, is completing 25 years. The World Bank’s failure to comply with its operating policies was seen by the entire world in the...

Read more August 26, 2018 at 2:22 pm Tani Alex

CSOs Call for Accountability and Disclosure from AIIB on its FI Investments

Representatives from civil society organizations from all over the world have written a letter this week to the AIIB, drawing urgent attention to rising concerns of AIIB’s investments through Financial Intermediaries (FIs). This is in...

Read more January 19, 2018 at 2:13 pm Tani Alex

World Bank Reviewing Inspection Panel’s Mandate

A recent article on the much-acclaimed accountability mechanism of World Bank, the Inspection Panel (IP), indicates that all is not well with it and it could get its wings clipped. The discussion on the...

Read more November 12, 2017 at 4:41 pm Tani Alex

BRICS 2017 Offers Nothing New

For those closely looking at the trajectories of IFIs, especially the current trends of the New Development Bank (NDB) or the BRICS Bank, well, it’s all pancakes and fritters with news of NDB and...

Read more September 8, 2017 at 4:18 pm Tani Alex

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