The outcome of this week’s Annual Meetings of the World Bank and IMF show that the institutions are moving in the wrong direction.
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The World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings for 2025 are taking place in Washington, D.C., October 13–18, at the World Bank Group and IMF headquarters. The meetings bring together the international community to discuss global economic challenges and opportunities, with a focus on creating jobs and driving sustainable growth, according to the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and World Bank.
Meanwhile, with prices at record highs, the IMF should use its gold reserves to fund much-needed support for developing countries.
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While new economic policy frameworks were put forward at the EU level immediately after the
von der Leyen II Commission took office, the main reference frameworks for EU social policies
and climate and energy policies appear to be in a state of flux. First, the European Pillar of Social
Rights (EPSR) is still awaiting a new Action Plan for its implementation, expected to be published
by the European Commission in the last trimester of 2025. The Regulation on Governance of the
Energy Union and Climate Action is expected to be revised during this legislature, to adapt it to
the new objectives and policy priorities.
US tariffs, hostility to multilateralism and pursuit of expansive presidential authority rekindle debates about rise of populism and authoritarianism IMF and World Bank concerned about threats to the social contract and democratic backsliding for decades. Yet IMF and World Bank policies remain unreformed and continue to contribute
to the dynamics that threaten the democratic state.
Finland’s government wants public debt below 40 percent of GDP, forcing decades of cuts stricter than EU rules.
Finland’s Right-Wing Coalition Plans Fifty Years of Austerity Through National Debt Brake
hat do we really mean when we say ‘decent work’? Too often, we reduce its meaning to jobs with fair pay and dignified working conditions. These are crucial elements, but if work is to be truly decent, it must go further.
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