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Toby McIntosh

Malta

Journalist at Freelance

Independent journalist who blogs at https://t.co/1kDgKr5Nb6

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  • IMF Official Pledges to Use ‘Sharpened Claws’ for Sovereign Debt Transparency

    1 week ago | wp.me | Toby McIntosh

    By Toby McIntoshThe International Monetary Fund will use “sharpened claws” to get governments to disclose more about their national external debts, a top IMF official said recently. Senegal is a likely scratching post for these claws, after the new government disclosed this year that its external “sovereign” debt was massively understated.

  • Evaluators Say IATI Has Missed Goals, Faces Insolvency, Needs Reforming

    3 weeks ago | wp.me | Toby McIntosh

    By Toby McIntoshThe International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), a huge database on international aid, has missed its goals, is facing insolvency and needs a major reset, according to a tough evaluation by two independent consultants. The report comes as the board of the global, multi-stakeholder initiative is conducting both financial and strategic reviews.

  • Under-Estimated External Debt in Senegal Highlights Ongoing Debt Transparency Challenge

    2 months ago | wp.me | Toby McIntosh

    By Toby McIntoshThe revelation that Senegal’s external debt was seriously and intentionally understated raises questions about how to assure accurate and transparent information about debt in Senegal, and in other countries, too. The International Monetary Fund says it is looking for “urgent reforms” from Senegal, according to a March 26 IMF statement. But the IMF has not yet said what those reforms would look like.

  • Tipsheet: How Journalists Can Use a UN Process to Evaluate National Human Rights Records

    2 months ago | gijn.org | Toby McIntosh

    Share Tweet Facebook Print LinkedIn WhatsApp Telegram Reddit Republish The United Nations process for evaluating national human rights records is long and a little complex, but nevertheless offers valuable material for journalists to use when exploring human rights violations.

  • Funding Cut-Off Threatens to Reduce Transparency of Development Aid Flows

    2 months ago | wp.me | Toby McIntosh

    By Toby McIntoshThe transparency of international development aid may be negatively affected by a recent decision to defund the Aid Transparency Index. The board that runs a huge database on international aid decided against continuing to support the symbiotic project that rates the quality of the information that populates the database.

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Toby McIntosh
Toby McIntosh @tobyjmcintosh
19 May 25

A evaluation says #IATI, a huge database on international aid, has missed its goals, is facing insolvency and needs a major reset. Read more here: https://t.co/KMVUqIm2dg @IATI_aid #opendata #developmentfinance

Toby McIntosh
Toby McIntosh @tobyjmcintosh
1 May 25

There’s not much #transparency about the number of international investment disputes financed by third-parties. EYE has learned that 16 percent of recent cases have such backing at the leading arbitration body @ICSID Read more: https://t.co/3WtQK4XDbN #ISDS #investmentreaties

Toby McIntosh
Toby McIntosh @tobyjmcintosh
10 Apr 25

RT @ClimateHome: NEW: China and India defeat attempt to reveal how much each ship pollutes The public will only be given emissions intensi…