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In a 7-1 Decision, the United States Supreme Court Rules that the IFC Is Not Above the Law
Vijaya Ramachandran
February 27, 2019
The US Supreme Court decided, in a ruling on Jam v. International Finance Corporation (IFC), that the IFC can be sued in US courts.
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The Two Hundred Billion Dollar Question: How to Get the Biggest Impact from the 2019 Replenishments
Andrew Rogerson
and
Owen Barder
February 05, 2019
In 2019/2020 donor governments are anticipated to pledge up to $170 billion to various multilateral organisations as part of their replenishment cycles. This unusual bunching of replenishments of some of the largest organisations in 2019 provides an opportunity to think more coherently about multila...
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How Will Donors Spend $170 Billion This Year and Next?
Owen Barder
and
Andrew Rogerson
February 05, 2019
In 2019-20, donors will commit roughly $170 billion of public funding to an alphabet soup of international aid organisations, many of which their citizens may never have heard of. Each replenishment will be considered as a separate exercise, ignoring the reality that they are competing for limited d...
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Fishermen, SCOTUS, and the IFC: Litigating Development
Vijaya Ramachandran
November 05, 2018
Last week, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Jam et al v. International Finance Corporation. At stake: the extent to which international organizations including the IFC enjoy immunity from prosecution in US courts.