# BIC's Substack Promoting effective, transparent, and accountable development finance worldwide through independent analysis and collaboration with local communities. Page: Feed: --- ## [Civil Society and the IDB discuss the future of the South Connection Program in Brasília: Can South Connection turn a shared diagnosis into real change?](https://bankinformationcenter.substack.com/p/south-connection-brasilia-workshop) _2026-08-14 · Bank Information Center_ The IDB has made new commitments to strengthen participation and transparency under South Connection. The next test is whether these commitments translate into meaningful changes. ## [Did the World Bank and IDB address civil society’s concerns in their Full Mutual Reliance Framework?](https://bankinformationcenter.substack.com/p/world-bank-idb-full-mutual-reliance-framework) _2026-08-06 · Bank Information Center_ Now that both the World Bank and IDB have approved their co-financing framework, many core concerns remain unaddressed, and key questions about how it will operate in practice remain unanswered. ## [Summer 2026 Newsletter](https://bankinformationcenter.substack.com/p/summer-2026-newsletter) _2026-07-27 · Bank Information Center_ We're sharing some of our latest updates and analyses. ## [BIC’s Statement on the World Bank Group’s Extension of the CCAP](https://bankinformationcenter.substack.com/p/statement-on-ccap-extension) _2026-07-01 · Bank Information Center_ BIC welcomes the extension of the World Bank's Climate Change Action Plan while calling for stronger implementation and accountability. ## [BIC’s Statement on the World Bank Group Board’s Interference with Independent Accountability](https://bankinformationcenter.substack.com/p/bics-statement-on-the-world-bank) _2026-06-30 · Bank Information Center_ BIC condemns the World Bank Group Board's unprecedented rejection of the CAO's independent findings, warning that the decision threatens accountability and access to remedy for communities. ## [What should IFC prioritize in its updated Sustainability Framework?](https://bankinformationcenter.substack.com/p/what-should-ifc-prioritize-in-its) _2026-06-29 · Bank Information Center_ As IFC updates its Sustainability Framework, BIC outlines key reforms to strengthen environmental and social protections and address emerging risks across its private sector investments. ## [How can the World Bank integrate climate action and disability inclusion in transport?](https://bankinformationcenter.substack.com/p/how-can-the-world-bank-integrate) _2026-06-25 · Bank Information Center_ BIC has updated and reissued a brief with new evidence from recent project monitoring work, offering recommendations for how the World Bank can better integrate disability inclusion in transport. ## [How will appropriators support U.S. commitments to the MDBs in FY27?](https://bankinformationcenter.substack.com/p/how-will-appropriators-support-us) _2026-06-16 · Bank Information Center_ 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. ## [Embedding disability inclusion in IFC’s Performance Standards review](https://bankinformationcenter.substack.com/p/embedding-disability-inclusion-in) _2026-06-09 · Bank Information Center_ IFC’s updated Performance Standards should incorporate clear requirements that recognize and address the barriers faced by persons with disabilities. ## [Introducing BIC’s New Website](https://bankinformationcenter.substack.com/p/introducing-bics-new-website) _2026-05-27 · Bank Information Center_ A new platform for research, accountability, and community-centered development finance. ## [Stop CI/CD & Supply-Chain Attacks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FlqC37kqUNUX) _2026-05-27 · **Sponsored**_ Per-PR: 17 CI/CD checks and package malware scans with inline Check Run findings. ## [BIC Provides Feedback on Draft Report Exploring a Potential Integration of the World Bank Group’s Independent Accountability Mechanisms](https://bankinformationcenter.substack.com/p/feedback-on-iam-integration-draft-report) _2026-04-28 · Bank Information Center_ The Task Force’s draft report explores options for IAM integration. BIC highlights the need for strong policies, independent leadership, and a community-centered approach. ## [Reflections from the 2026 Spring Meetings](https://bankinformationcenter.substack.com/p/reflections-from-the-2026-spring) _2026-04-24 · Bank Information Center_ A recap of BIC’s conversations on accountability, reform, and remedy at this year’s Spring Meetings. ## [BIC at the World Bank/IMF 2026 Spring Meetings](https://bankinformationcenter.substack.com/p/bic-at-2026-spring-meetings) _2026-04-13 · Bank Information Center_ Join us throughout the week for various conversations on accountability, reform, and strengthening development outcomes. ## [Connecting South America at what cost? Civil society raises concerns over the IDB’s South Connection Program](https://bankinformationcenter.substack.com/p/connecting-south-america-at-what) _2026-03-03 · Bank Information Center_ As the IDB advances its South Connection Regional Program, civil society calls for stronger governance, social and environmental safeguards, and inclusive territorial planning. ## [Strengthening women’s inclusion in IFC’s Performance Standards Review](https://bankinformationcenter.substack.com/p/strengthening-womens-inclusion-in-ifc-performance-standards) _2026-03-02 · Bank Information Center_ As IFC reviews its Sustainability Framework, it should explicitly address how its projects impact women. Stronger safeguards would close persistent protection gaps. ## [Winter 2025 Newsletter](https://bankinformationcenter.substack.com/p/winter-2025-newsletter) _2026-02-27 · Bank Information Center_ We're sharing some of our latest updates and analyses. ## [The IDB’s 2026–2030 Climate Change Action Plan must deliver real climate action](https://bankinformationcenter.substack.com/p/the-idbs-2026-to-2030-climate-change-action-plan) _2026-02-13 · Bank Information Center_ As the Inter-American Development Bank develops its 2026–2030 Climate Change Action Plan, it must strengthen ambition, accountability, and Paris alignment across the region. ## [BIC proposes Key Performance Indicators to measure whether IFC and MIGA's Remedial Action Framework delivers real results](https://bankinformationcenter.substack.com/p/bic-proposes-key-performance-indicators) _2026-02-13 · Bank Information Center_ The new Interim Remedial Action Framework promises to improve how IFC and MIGA address harm from their projects, but risks becoming another feel-good initiative that fails to result in real change. ## [What went wrong in IDB Invest’s Pronaca project? Findings from the MICI Investigation, a landmark case on access to information](https://bankinformationcenter.substack.com/p/what-went-wrong-in-idb-invests-pronaca) _2026-02-12 · Bank Information Center_ A recent MICI compliance investigation examined IDB Invest's oversight of its financing to Pronaca and shares recommendations to address those harms. ## [Licensed Dispensaries, Pay with Crypto (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/fKBW742OQtKA) _2026-02-12 · **Sponsored**_ Search verified licensed dispensaries and pay with Bitcoin, Lightning, or stablecoins. ## [How can the Corporate Scorecard be truly disability inclusive?](https://bankinformationcenter.substack.com/p/how-can-the-corporate-scorecard-be) _2025-12-22 · Bank Information Center_ The World Bank’s Corporate Scorecard reports “disability-inclusive” results, but inflates project beneficiaries. A better methodology is needed.