By Toby McIntosh The European Investment Bank failed to adequately justify its reasons for denying access to annual reports on whether is complying with best…
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…
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…
By Toby McIntosh The International Monetary Fund has sharply criticizing anti-corruption efforts in Ghana and made a dozen “Priority Recommendations.” Corruption in Ghana “is systemic…
By Toby McIntosh “Dark Openness,” a recent article by a Swedish research fellow, raised a provocative question – whether “our toolbox of openness and participation”…
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…
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 International Monetary Fund’s signature strategy to fight corruption is entering a critical final negotiating stage with Pakistan, but with Ghana, after…
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…