Finance against people
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1944-2024, 80 years of interference from the World Bank and the IMF, that’s enough !
Structural Adjustment and the Washington Consensus Are Not Abandoned in 2000
3 July 2024 - by Eric Toussaint
In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and (…) -
1944-2024, 80 years of interference from the World Bank and the IMF, that’s enough !
From Paul Wolfowitz (2005-2007) to Ajay Banga (2023-...): the US President’s men control the World Bank
12 June 2024 - by Eric Toussaint
In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and (…) -
1944-2024, 80 years of interference from the World Bank and the IMF, that’s enough !
The World Bank’s accounts
5 June 2024 - by Eric Toussaint
In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and (…) -
1944-2024, 80 years of interference from the World Bank and the IMF, that’s enough !
The Meltzer Commission on the IFI at the US Congress in 2000
29 May 2024 - by Eric Toussaint
In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and (…) -
Whipping up disaster: how Brazil became a lab for financial agro-investments
27 May 2024 - by GRAIN
“Agro is pop, agro is tech, agro is everything” states a popular slogan in adverts broadcast on Brazil’s largest TV channel since 2016. Financed by agribusiness, these advertisements portray a virtuous cycle, showcasing images of contented rural (…) -
1944-2024, 80 years of interference from the World Bank and the IMF, that’s enough !
James Wolfensohn switches on the charm (1995-2005)
22 May 2024 - by Eric Toussaint
In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and (…) -
1944-2024, 80 years of interference from the World Bank and the IMF, that’s enough !
Presidents Barber Conable and Lewis Preston (1986-1995)
15 May 2024 - by Eric Toussaint
In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and (…) -
1944-2024, 80 years of interference from the World Bank and the IMF, that’s enough !
The World Bank and the IMF: the creditors’ bailiffs
8 May 2024 - by Eric Toussaint
In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and (…) -
1944-2024, 80 years of interference from the World Bank and the IMF, that’s enough !
The Mexican debt crisis and the World Bank
1 May 2024 - by Eric Toussaint
In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and (…) -
Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank
The CADTM Denounces the Lack of Action on Climate Change and the Neoliberal Approach of the Bretton Woods Institutions
24 April 2024 - by CADTM International
The Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank ended on Saturday 20 April 2024. As expected, there were no changes to the neoliberal policies promoted and imposed by the Bretton Woods institutions. A demonstration was held in front of the (…) -
1944-2024, 80 years of interference from the World Bank and the IMF, that’s enough !
The World Bank saw the debt crisis looming
24 April 2024 - by Eric Toussaint
In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and (…) -
1944-2024, 80 years of interference from the World Bank and the IMF, that’s enough !
The debt trap
17 April 2024 - by Eric Toussaint
In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and (…) -
Global
Bitcoin 24
16 April 2024 - by Michael Roberts
Last week, Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison. He ran the highly successful FTX bitcoin hedge fund that supposedly made millions for his clients. But Friedman was exposed and convicted of stealing $8 billion from his FTX (…) -
Profits: margins and rates
5 April 2024 - by Michael Roberts
US corporate profit margins are at record highs, despite slowing price inflation and rising wage increases. Looking at the whole US economy, non-financial sector profit margins are at their highest level in the 21st century (over 16%) and not far (…) -
Rwanda: A look back at the 1994 genocide
5 April 2024 - by Eric Toussaint
Starting on 7 April 1994, in less than three months, nearly one million Rwandans – the exact figure has not yet been determined - were exterminated because they were (or supposed to be) Tutsis. Tens of thousands of moderate Hutus were also (…) -
1944-2024, 80 years of interference from the World Bank and the IMF, that’s enough !
Theoretical lies of the World Bank
3 April 2024 - by Eric Toussaint
In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and (…) -
1944-2024, 80 years of interference from the World Bank and the IMF, that’s enough !
The World Bank and the IMF in Indonesia: an emblematic interference
27 March 2024 - by Eric Toussaint
In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and (…) -
Series: 1944-2024, 80 years of interference from the World Bank and the IMF, that’s enough !
The World Bank’s support of the dictatorship in Turkey (1980-1983)
21 March 2024 - by Eric Toussaint
In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and (…) -
8 March
Women, especially some of them, are the first victims of wars, the Far-Right and the international financial system. All on strike and long live intersectional feminist struggles!
8 March 2024 - by CADTM International
Against the backdrop of the multidimensional crisis of capitalism, the tragic turn of the ecological crisis, the rise of the Far Right everywhere, and the increasing number of rapes and murders of women during wars, we must remain mobilized and (…) -
Series: 1944-2024, 80 years of interference from the World Bank and the IMF, that’s enough !
World Bank and IMF support to dictatorships
6 March 2024 - by Eric Toussaint
In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and (…) -
Series: 1944-2024, 80 years of interference from the World Bank and the IMF, that’s enough !
Domination of the United States on the World Bank
28 February 2024 - by Eric Toussaint
In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and (…) -
Series: 1944-2024, 80 years of interference from the World Bank and the IMF, that’s enough !
Why the Marshall Plan ?
7 February 2024 - by Eric Toussaint
In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and (…) -
Éric Toussaint argues in favour of a law against vulture funds at the French National Assembly
1 February 2024 - by CADTM, Eric Toussaint
On Thursday 25 January 2024, Éric Toussaint was invited by Michel Sala, an MP of La France Insoumise, at the French National Assembly. He talked about the new debt crisis that hits a large number of countries of the South and is only beginning. (…) -
Series: 1944-2024, 80 years of interference from the World Bank and the IMF, that’s enough !
SUNFED versus World Bank
31 January 2024 - by Eric Toussaint
In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and (…) -
Series: 1944-2024, 80 years of interference from the World Bank and the IMF, that’s enough !
Early conflicts between the UN and the World Bank/IMF tandem
24 January 2024 - by Eric Toussaint
In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and (…)
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