We are in Marrakech! : Dignity instead of austerity

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) takes part in the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) in Marrakesh, from October 9 to 15, by organizing discussion panels and by supporting its partners from civil society organizations in the MENA region and beyond.

In addition to various sessions in the official IMF/WB forum “Civil Society Policy Forum”, FES (co-)organizes and participates in different sessions in the parallel forums, in particular in the Marrakesh Economic Festival.

Holding IMF/WB annual meetings in an African country is an important opportunity not only to raise issues around debt crisis in the countries in the MENA region and global South. But also, to discuss these issues with the representatives of either the two important international financial institutions and the governments of the rich countries that finance the loans provided by these institutions.

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, in cooperation with its local partners, is working to find solutions and alternatives to the IMF recipes and conditions that have been unfair for indebted countries and their people for decades.

Our regional project “Economic Policies for Social Justice in MENA” is considered one of the most important projects that provides a platform for critical voices from academics and activists in the region to express their views on debt issues and  propose better solutions for debt problems and state deficit in their countries.

For more information about our activities and involvement during the meetings, please find the program .

We look forward for your participation!

 

Publications

Unemployment working-class neighbourhood youth

Unemployment working-class neighbourhood youth

Survival and resistance strategies in Libya, Tunisia and Morocco
Tunis, 2022

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Umbrellas for all

Hussein, Salma

Umbrellas for all

A guide for social protection tools and programmes
LaMarsa, 2022

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Uncovered: the role of the IMF in shrinking the social protection

Uncovered: the role of the IMF in shrinking the social protection

Case studies from Tunisia, Jordan and Morocco
LaMarsa, 2022

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Events

31.05.2024 | Economic Policies for Social Justice | Events

28 and 29 May 2024, the regional project Economic Policies for Social Justice organised a two-day training workshop for CSOs in the region.


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12.10.2023 | Economic Policies for Social Justice | Events

CSPF session:

 

Friday 13,October 2023

9:00 am – 10:30 am

SC03 Saghro & Online


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10.10.2023 | Economic Policies for Social Justice | Events

This event falls on the first day of the IMF-WBG Civil Society Policy Forum (CSPF) and gathers the community of CSO representatives working on social…


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Press

| Economic Policies for Social Justice | Press

The reforms of Jordan's economy demanded by the IMF have seen the selling off of government assets and spending on social protections for the poor and…


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| Economic Policies for Social Justice | Press

Fiscal reforms implemented 10 years ago were the main cause of the downturn in Jordan’s economy, and similar policies are still being implemented,…


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| Economic Policies for Social Justice | Press

Economic policies should strive for social justice and to engage the younger generation in the development process, experts and policy makers said on…


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