By Toby McIntosh The 11-year-old Open Government Partnership may not have delivered on “direct” results, but has generated valuable “indirect” benefits, according to a new…
By Toby McIntosh The International Monetary Fund may review its Transparency Policy in 2024, a process likely to rekindle long-standing criticisms that the Bank discourages…
By Toby McIntosh The International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) will not release data it collects on major methane emissions worldwide until 45 to 75 days…
By Toby McIntosh New transparency rules at the World Bank’s international arbitration body may not result in disclosure of many more documents. Although the changes…
The Group of 20 developed countries has reaffirmed its support for having the private sector voluntarily disclose its loans to governments, an approach one critic…
Delegates attending the meetings of the Council of International Seabed Authority (ISA) have rejected a proposal to restrict statements by observers to the end of…
Civil society participation in the United Nations Conference on Transnational Organized Crime is more secure following decisions Oct. 18 by the 11th Conference of Parties.…
By Toby McIntosh Why did almost no reporters cover the recent United Nations’ negotiations on protecting the diversity of marine life? The gap seems both…
By Toby McIntosh A “ladder of transparency” was described recently by a World Bank official. The ladder has four rungs for countries to climb to…
By Toby McIntosh The International Monetary Fund, which prepares detailed assessments of sovereign debt risks, has decided to keep some of its conclusions confidential. The…