The World Bank Group Board overruled the CAO’s finding that IFC violated its own policies in Cambodia, undermining independent accountability and remedy for harmed communities. Read more: ㆍhttps://bit.ly/4fbRRoV ㆍhttps://bit.ly/3SRiff6

The World Bank Group's merger of its accountability mechanisms is a major moment for institutional accountability. Success depends on strengthening accountability, delivering remedy, and centering communities. Read more: ㆍ bit.ly/4y01yOS ㆍ bit.ly/4oMatPx

The World Bank Group has a rare chance to fix its accountability system

Opinion: The World Bank Group's accountability overhaul could improve remedy and institutional learning, but only if integration strengthens rather than weakens existing protections.

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Tomorrow, the House Rules Committee will consider the FY27 NSRP bill. Current House and Administration funding proposals fall short of U.S. commitments to IDA and the African Development Fund, while undermining MDB climate efforts. Read our analysis: bit.ly/3Qhcabb

How will appropriators support U.S. commitments to the MDBs in FY27? - Bank Information Center

As the FY27 appropriations process progresses, BIC calls on Congress to meet U.S. commitments to concessional MDBs and remove language that attacks the MDBs’ climate commitments.

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Today, on World Day Against Child Labor, we're highlighting BIC's findings from an IFC-supported low-carbon cement project in Senegal. Child protection must be built into project design, risk management, and supply chains, not treated as an afterthought. Read more: bit.ly/3Qo2bk2

SOCOCIM Low Carbon Cement - Bank Information Center

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As IFC reviews its Sustainability Framework, it has an opportunity to strengthen disability inclusion. Updated standards should address the disproportionate barriers, risks, and harms faced by persons with disabilities Read more: bit.ly/4eBUEY9

Embedding disability inclusion in IFC’s Performance Standards review - Bank Information Center

IFC’s updated Performance Standards should incorporate clear requirements that recognize and address the barriers faced by persons with disabilities.

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We’re excited to share that Bank Information Center has launched a new website: bankinformationcenter.org This marks an important step in how we share our research, amplify our findings, and connect global policy discussions to the communities affected by development finance.

Please join BIC this afternoon during the #WorldBankGroup #SpringMeetings as our Executive Director, Elana Berger, joins a discussion examining the implications of the One World Bank Group initiative to merge its environmental and social (E&S) standards.

Join us next Friday as BIC's Deputy Director, Carla García Zendejas, guides a conversation convening practitioners and International Finance Corporation (IFC) management on enabling effective remedy through its interim Remedial Action Framework (RAF).

Join us next Tuesday for an in-person conversation on accountability, remedy, and Indigenous land rights during the 2026 #SpringMeetings of the #WorldBank/#IMF. RSVP required: lnkd.in/eCWmFXhn

As the #Inter-AmericanDevelopmentBank #AnnualMeetings begin this Wednesday, attention turns to #SouthConnection, a new regional infrastructure initiative in South America. BIC and partners outline key risks and reforms to strengthen safeguards and governance. Read more: bit.ly/4uiotD7

Connecting South America at what cost? Civil society raises concerns over the IDB’s South Connection Program | Bank Information Center

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On #InternationalWomen’sDay, we urge the #InternationalFinanceCorporation to strengthen protections for women in its Sustainability Framework review. Read more: bit.ly/3MJiEhb

Strengthening women’s inclusion in IFC’s Performance Standards Review | Bank Information Center

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As the IDB drafts its 2026–2030 Climate Plan, it must raise ambition and accountability; this includes Paris-alignment, no fossil fuel expansion, more adaptation finance, greater transparency, and a Just Energy Transition. Read more: bit.ly/3MxixFi

The IDB’s 2026–2030 Climate Change Action Plan must deliver real climate action | Bank Information Center

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MICI issued several recommendations to strengthen IDB Invest’s oversight of Pronaca in Ecuador, including stronger access to information, analysis of historical water pollution, improved community mapping, and participatory monitoring. Read more: bit.ly/3ONHFIp

What went wrong in IDB Invest’s Pronaca project? Findings from the MICI Investigation, a landmark case on access to information | Bank Information Center

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BIC has joined Bluesky! We partner with civil society to spotlight the risks and improve the #transparency, #accountability, and #sustainability of development finance #MDBs and #IFIs. Visit bankinformationcenter.org to learn more about our ongoing work.

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