Toby McIntosh
Journalist at Freelance
Independent journalist who blogs at https://t.co/1kDgKr5Nb6
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1 month ago |
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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.
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1 month ago |
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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.
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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.
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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.
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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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In sum: seven bilateral East Asi an DFIs with substantial assets "do not disclose comprehensive project-level data, making it difficult to assess how investments are distributed or their specific impact."
On 26 June, we launch the 2025 #DFITransparency Index. But a few of the biggest DFIs (from China, Japan, Korea) aren’t included — because they’re too opaque to assess. Here we dive into what’s missing and why it matters: https://t.co/zSgX3gM0Ux #2025Index #DevFin https://t.co/35PJO09sUI
The #IMF will use “sharpened claws” to achieve #debttransparency, an official says. #Senegal may be first scratching post. Read more: https://t.co/MXJvzNo1GK #sovereigndebt #publicdebitispublic @BirahimeSeck
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
