As the 13th BRICS Summit was recently held and chaired by India, the Peopleโs Forum on BRICS (a network of peopleโs movements, progressive civil society organizations, and trade unions) is convening a 5-day online...
In September, the World Bank announced that it would discontinue the publication of the Doing Business Report and Ranking (DBR). This overdue decision came after a series of internal audits and an investigation that...
Indiaโs 7th-largest commercial bank, Federal Bank Limited, has turned its back on new coal, according to aย new reportย released October 7, 2021.ย
The bank is a key lender to firms such as Jindal Steel Works (JSW)...
Federal Bank Limitedย will discontinue financing of any new-coal related projects, including coal-fired power projects. The announcement comes on the heels of the equity infusion from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in July 2021.
IFCโs โApproach to Greening Equity in Financial Institutionsโ (Green Equity Approach or GEA), which IFC piloted in 2019 and published in September 2020, commits the IFC to end equity investments in financial institutions that...
The northern coast of the Gulf of Kutch has been witnessing large-scale industrialization for the past two decades while a very large Special Economic Zone is also situated in the vicinity. Among several polluting...
The Centre for Financial Accountability welcomes applications for the G20 Research Fellowship through the call for abstracts from the research community delving into the critical and scholarly study of theย G20 convening.
Submitted abstracts that...
How often do we read about middle income individuals appropriating the wealth from the super-rich using the very systems that they have created in order to become and stay wealthy? Not very. So when...
The World Bank directed its resources to the removal of key barriers to private investment. It played a fundamental enabling role by financing key environmental and social management and institutional strengthening activities, as well...
Since the COVID-19 crisis emerged, MDBs have stepped in with massive packages for economic, social and health support.ย Details of funds received by India from Multilateralย Development Banks for COVID-19 recovery support as of 30th October...
Action Week on World Bank Brings Together Social & Political Activists, Probing their Pastย and Demanding Accountability Press Release | ย October 16, 2020 New Delhi: A key message reverberating in the week long protest...
Multilateral Development Organizations like the World Bank Group over the past decades have defined mainly how the language and direction of development have shaped globally. In India, the experience has been no different. From...
Highlight the Impacts on Key Sectors in India During IMF-WB 2020 Annual Meetings Date: 12 October, 2020 New Delhi: Peopleโs Movements, Civil Society Groups, and concerned citizens are coming together to protest the World...