Today, on World Day Against Child Labor, we're highlighting BIC's findings from an IFC-supported low-carbon cement project in Senegal. Child protection must be built into project design, risk management, and supply chains, not treated as an afterthought.
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Join us next Friday as BIC's Deputy Director, Carla García Zendejas, guides a conversation convening practitioners and International Finance Corporation (IFC) management on enabling effective remedy through its interim Remedial Action Framework (RAF).
Please join BIC this afternoon during the #WorldBankGroup
#SpringMeetings as our Executive Director, Elana Berger, joins a discussion examining the implications of the One World Bank Group initiative to merge its environmental and social (E&S) standards.
As the #Inter-AmericanDevelopmentBank #AnnualMeetings begin this Wednesday, attention turns to #SouthConnection, a new regional infrastructure initiative in South America. BIC and partners outline key risks and reforms to strengthen safeguards and governance.
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We’re excited to share that Bank Information Center has launched a new website: bankinformationcenter.org
This marks an important step in how we share our research, amplify our findings, and connect global policy discussions to the communities affected by development finance.
Tomorrow, the House Rules Committee will consider the FY27 NSRP bill. Current House and Administration funding proposals fall short of U.S. commitments to IDA and the African Development Fund, while undermining MDB climate efforts.
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As IFC reviews its Sustainability Framework, it has an opportunity to strengthen disability inclusion. Updated standards should address the disproportionate barriers, risks, and harms faced by persons with disabilities
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We’ve also launched a Substack, where we share timely analysis and updates directly with our community. We invite you to check it out and subscribe: bankinformationcenter.substack.com
Join us next Tuesday for an in-person conversation on accountability, remedy, and Indigenous land rights during the 2026 #SpringMeetings of the #WorldBank/#IMF.
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On #InternationalWomen’sDay, we urge the #InternationalFinanceCorporation to strengthen protections for women in its Sustainability Framework review.
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As the FY27 appropriations process progresses, BIC calls on Congress to meet U.S. commitments to concessional MDBs and remove language that attacks the MDBs’ climate commitments.
Bank Information Center works with communities and civil society to promote accountability, transparency, sustainability, and inclusion in development finance.
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IFC’s updated Performance Standards should incorporate clear requirements that recognize and address the barriers faced by persons with disabilities.
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