The Doing Business Report and the Ease of Doing Business Index is one of the flagship reports of the World Bank Group, a co-publication of World Bank and International Finance Corporation ā the private...
Gaurav Dwivedi explains how the Smart Cities would be funded and implemented, and how the project would impact the functioning of the Urban Local Bodies.
In last two decades, the governmentsĀ have become less willing to uphold the public good, which is perceived by the IFIs through the lens of economic growth and private investment. Shalmali Guttal, Focus on the...
Soumya Dutta, Beyond Copenhagen Collective and PAIRVI, linking IFIs, their push for Infrastructure, and impact on public commons.
Nityanand Jayaraman on the Infrastructure projects in Tamil Nadu and their Impacts
BloombergQuint The Fineprint | Are Gujarat farmers likely to succeed against World Bankās lending arm IFC – International Finance Corporation? Vermont Law Schoolās John Echeverria & CFA’s Joe Athialy share their views.
For immediate release MASS Welcomes the US Supreme Courtās Decision to Hear the Case Challenging World Bank Group Immunity This will be the first time the US Supreme Court will address the scope of...
In a historic 7-1 decision, the U.S. Supreme CourtĀ decidedĀ today inĀ Jam v. International Finance Corporation (IFC)Ā that international organizations like the World Bank Group can be sued in U.S. courts. The Courtās decision marks a defining...
There has been a worldwide growth in hydropower development, with 31.5 GW new capacity installed in 2016. This figure includes 6.4 GW of pumped storage ā nearly double the previous year ā while there...
The World Bank Group will host its 2018 Spring Meetings next week, bringing together representatives of governments, banking institutions, civil society, the private sector, and academics to ādiscuss issues of global concern, including the...
International Finance Corporationās (IFC) grievance redressal body Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) in its compliance investigation report has indicted IFC for not following its Performance Standards in Vizhinjam International Seaport Limited (VISL), a special purpose...
The Council on Ethics for the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), an independent body of the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, that makes recommendations to the Norges Bank with regards to either excluding companies...
International law and human rights law experts are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear our clientsā case, Jam v. International Finance Corporation challenging the immunity of the International Finance Corp. (IFC), the private...
For Immediate Release The US Supreme Court is Our Last Hope to Ensure Accountability of the World Bank Group January 23, 2018, Washington, D.C. and Mundra, Gujarat: Fishing communities and farmers affected by Tata...
In a major revelation, Paul Romer, the chief economist of World Bank apologized to Chile for changes to the Ease of Doing reports methodology which conveyed the wrong impression of the business environment under...
