Global Processes

Tove Ryding

Submission to the UN Secretary General's Tax Report 2023

Together with the Civil Society Financing for Development Mechanism and a coalition of over 90 civil society organisations and trade unions, Eurodad has made a submission to the UN Secretary-General's Tax Report 2023.

  • Tax Justice
  • Global Processes

Letter of rejection of the US nomination of Ajay Banga, former Mastercard chief, to be World Bank president

Civil society organisations from around the world reject the nomination of Mr. Banga for World Bank president and call for an end of the gentlemen's agreement. 

  • Climate Finance
  • IFIs
Jean Saldanha

Banga's nomination has Empire written all over it

Eurodad's questions ex-MasterCard chief Ajay Banga's nomination by the USA as their candidate for president of the World Bank Group. It is crucial that the next World Bank leader breaks with the past and has a vision for the future, but a Banga presidency will bring only more of the same. 

  • Climate Finance
  • IFIs
Mae Buenaventura

It’s Time to Move Away from Public-Private Partnerships & Build a Future That is Public

The rise of public-private partnerships (PPPs) has deeply affected the delivery of public services and infrastructure projects across the world. In this opinion piece, experts from Eurodad, Latindadd and APMDD highlight why we must move away from this failed model and promote public options to build a future that is public. 

By Océane Blavot (Eurodad), Rodolfo Bejarano (Latindadd), Mae Buenaventura (APMDD)

Read the full opinion piece on IPS News

  • Publicly-backed Private Finance
  • PPPs
Eurodad

Our Future is Public: Santiago Declaration for Public Services

The Declaration is a momentous agreement signed by more than 200 organisations, including Eurodad, who vow to work to transform our systems to ones which value human rights and ecological sustainability over GDP growth and narrowly defined economic gains.

  • Publicly-backed Private Finance
  • PPPs
Chiara Mariotti

Analysis: World Bank and IMF failure to address the global polycrisis makes systemic reform even more urgent

Last week’s meetings proved yet again that without fundamental reform to how both the World Bank and IMF are governed, and how they ultimately operate, the same mistakes will be repeated again and again. And that is unacceptable.

  • Development Finance
  • IFIs

Our future is public: Why the IMF and World Bank must support public services

This paper has been written and coordinated by Eurodad, and supported by Action Aid, The East African Center for Human Rights, Initiative for Social and Economic Rights, The Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Oxfam, Public Services International and Transnational Institute. It argues that international financial institutions such as the World Bank and the IMF are not doing enough to protect public services, despite their rhetoric arguing the opposite. It is time for a new approach, and a break with the mistakes of the past.

  • Development Finance
  • Global Processes

Small island developing states (SIDS) have spent 18 times more in debt repayments than they receive in climate finance, says new research

Latest analyses show 31 out of 37 small island developing states (SIDS) countries are in critical debt situation, and are having to cut public budgets over the next three years. CSOs are calling for action to tackle the twin debt and climate crises at the Annual Meetings of the World Bank and IMF

  • Debt Justice
  • IFIs

Join Eurodad and partners at the WBG-IMF Annual Meetings

Join Eurodad and partners at the Civil Society Policy Forum (CSPF), that will be held in-person in Washington, DC, alongside the WBG-IMF Annual Meetings 2022

  • Climate Finance
  • IFIs

85% of the world’s population will live in the grip of stringent austerity measures by next year

Despite the millions of people being pushed into hunger and poverty*, 143 countries - including 94 developing nations - are implementing policy measures that undermine the capacity of governments to provide education, healthcare, social protection and other public services.

  • Development Finance
  • Austerity