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EIB Defers to GEMs Steering Committee to Deny Access to Minutes of a Meeting
European Investment Bank

EIB Defers to GEMs Steering Committee to Deny Access to Minutes of a Meeting

Posted on December 13, 2025 by Toby McIntosh

By Toby McIntosh The European Investment Bank has again refused to disclose the minutes of a 2023 meeting about the GEMs database. In declining to…

More Transparency Given Credit for More Potential Lending to Developing Nations
GEMs Database

More Transparency Given Credit for More Potential Lending to Developing Nations

Posted on October 22, 2025October 23, 2025 by Toby McIntosh

By Toby McIntosh More transparency may translate into more investment by the multilateral development banks (MDBs) in emerging markets and developing economies. Standard & Poor’s…

EIB Delays Responding to Complaints Mechanism Recommendations
European Investment Bank

EIB Delays Responding to Complaints Mechanism Recommendations

Posted on September 17, 2025September 29, 2025 by Toby McIntosh

By Toby McIntosh The European Investment Bank is well past the target date for deciding what to disclose of the minutes of a meeting about…

EIB Over-Reached in Denying Access to Meeting Minutes, Appeals Body Says
European Investment Bank

EIB Over-Reached in Denying Access to Meeting Minutes, Appeals Body Says

Posted on May 12, 2025September 29, 2025 by Toby McIntosh

By Toby McIntosh An unjustified assertion of blanket secrecy for the minutes of a meeting is inconsistent with the transparency policy at the European Investment…

EIB Releases Details on Agreement to Give GEMs Data to Dutch Company
European Investment Bank

EIB Releases Details on Agreement to Give GEMs Data to Dutch Company

Posted on March 3, 2025March 3, 2025 by Toby McIntosh

By Toby McIntosh The European Investment Bank has disclosed more information about an unusual 2019 licensing agreement with ILX, a Dutch investment company — the…

EIB Complaints Body Supports Disclosures on GEMs Licensing Deal
GEMs Database

EIB Complaints Body Supports Disclosures on GEMs Licensing Deal

Posted on December 18, 2024January 30, 2025 by Toby McIntosh

By Toby McIntosh The European Investment Bank Complaints Mechanism has recommended that the EIB reconsider withholding key information about the terms of an agreement to…

Private Sector Observers Seek More Information From GEMs Database
GEMs Database

Private Sector Observers Seek More Information From GEMs Database

Posted on October 24, 2024October 24, 2024 by Toby McIntosh

By Toby McIntosh Partially lifting the lid on a “treasure trove” of international economic data has not dampened interest in getting a closer look inside,…

GEMs Consortium Issues More Granular Data; Critics Seek More Transparency
GEMs Database

GEMs Consortium Issues More Granular Data; Critics Seek More Transparency

Posted on October 15, 2024October 16, 2024 by Toby McIntosh

By Toby McIntosh The Global Emerging Markets Risk Database (GEMs) Consortium Oct. 15 reported on country-by-country loan default and recovery rates for the first time,…

Appeals to EIB Complaints Mechanism Taking Time; EYE’s Slow Experience
GEMs Database

Appeals to EIB Complaints Mechanism Taking Time; EYE’s Slow Experience

Posted on July 16, 2024December 18, 2024 by Toby McIntosh

By Toby McIntosh The European Investment Bank Complaints Mechanism is working on two appeals by Eye on Global Transparency (EYE) concerning denials of access to…

New GEMs Data Criticized for Lacking Granularity; But One Generality Praised
GEMs Database

New GEMs Data Criticized for Lacking Granularity; But One Generality Praised

Posted on March 26, 2024March 27, 2024 by Toby McIntosh

A consortium of international financial institutions, under pressure to be more transparent with a database called GEMs, has released aggregated data on the risk of…

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