By Toby McIntosh Editor’s note: this story has been diametrically changed to reflect new information from the IMF about an agreement with Senegal. The previous…
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By Toby McIntosh The International Finance Corporation has denied access to an independent review that cleared the International Finance Corporation of obstructing an internal investigation…
By Toby McIntosh To promote debt transparency, the International Monetary Fund promised to use “sharpened claws” and the World Bank prescribed “radical transparency.” What their…
By Toby McIntosh The limited scope of the International Finance Corporation’s Access to Information Policy has been revealed in the recent denial of request. EYE…
By Toby McIntosh The World Bank is relying on a revised interpretation of a footnote in its Access to Information Policy to deny public access…
By Alessandro Ramazzotti, Regina Zendejas This article was published July 3, 2025, by the International Accountability Project. The authors work for IAP. Access to information…
By Toby McIntosh The International Monetary Fund will use “sharpened claws” to get governments to disclose more about their national external debts, a top IMF…
By Toby McIntosh The revelation that Senegal’s external debt was seriously and intentionally understated raises questions about how to assure accurate and transparent information about…
“JUPITER” assessments being conducted by the World Bank promise to shed light on the transparency of national judicial systems in several African nations. So far…
HELP WANTED: Data expert wanted to help hapless journalist make sense of a World Bank “heat map” on sovereign debt. VALUE: Many countries are not…