Economic Policies for Social Justice

In October 2023, the Economic Policies for Social Justice of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung project (FES MENA) published a toolkit in partnership with Kristina Rehbein from erlassjahr.de. The study "Understanding IMF Debt Sustainability Analysis: A toolkit for CSOs to critically engage with the IMF".

FES MENA through this publication is seeking to increase the skills and knowledge of CSO representatives from the MENA region the fields of sovereign debt analysis, IMF policies and public financial policies, in preparation for their participation in the IMF meetings.

In this framework, the Economic Policies for Social Justice Regional Project organized a two-day training workshop on the 28^th and 29^th of May, 2024 for CSOs from the region, titled “FES WORKSHOP ON IMF DEBT SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS”, with activists and representatives from NGOs and think tanks from the region. The workshop was based the abovementioned toolkit and run by Kristina herself.

The training aimed to equip participants with the necessary tools and knowledge to critically assess and engage with the IMF's Debt Sustainability Analyses (DSAs), which play a pivotal role in shaping the economic policies and debt relief efforts of countries, particularly in the context of developing nations and the impact of global crises. This workshop is part of FES in MENA efforts to look at economic questions from a feminist perspective and also an opportunity for networking to coordinate actions regarding the role of the IMF in the MENA region.