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Policy Paper · March 2025

Emergency Without Evidence: IMF COVID-19 Financing and the Collapse of Fiduciary Standards in Sub-Saharan Africa

Parminder Brar · 48 min read

Policy Paper · February 2025

The IFMIS Money Pit: Why $3 Billion Has Not Fixed African Public Finance

Parminder Brar · 36 min read

Working Paper · March 2025

How Not to Do PPPs: World Bank, IFC, and Sovereign Risk Transfer in Nigeria

Parminder Brar · 42 min read

Essay · February 2025

The World Bank's INT: A 29-Year Chronology of Acknowledged Failure

Parminder Brar · 28 min read

Practitioner Essay · December 2024

GEMAP and the Limits of External Fiduciary Control

Parminder Brar · 38 min read

Development Reality is one of two platforms authored by Parminder Brar. If you are interested in broader MDB reform analysis, you may also subscribe to mdbreform.com.

Subscribe — Development Reality

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Analysis that matters — when it is published

Published when ready. Not on a weekly or monthly schedule. New analysis goes out when it is completed — typically two to four times per month.

No aggregation, no digests. Each email is a single piece of analysis with its abstract and a direct link. Not a roundup of links to other publications.

No data sharing. Your email address is not shared with third parties, used for advertising, or sold. Ever.

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Recent publications

Policy Paper · March 2025

Emergency Without Evidence: IMF COVID-19 Financing and the Collapse of Fiduciary Standards in Sub-Saharan Africa

Parminder Brar · 48 min read

Policy Paper · February 2025

The IFMIS Money Pit: Why $3 Billion Has Not Fixed African Public Finance

Parminder Brar · 36 min read

Working Paper · March 2025

How Not to Do PPPs: World Bank, IFC, and Sovereign Risk Transfer in Nigeria

Parminder Brar · 42 min read

Essay · February 2025

The World Bank's INT: A 29-Year Chronology of Acknowledged Failure

Parminder Brar · 28 min read

Practitioner Essay · December 2024

GEMAP and the Limits of External Fiduciary Control

Parminder Brar · 38 min read

Development Reality is one of two platforms authored by Parminder Brar. If you are interested in broader MDB reform analysis, you may also subscribe to mdbreform.com.

Subscribe — Development Reality

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Analysis that matters — when it is published

Published when ready. Not on a weekly or monthly schedule. New analysis goes out when it is completed — typically two to four times per month.

No aggregation, no digests. Each email is a single piece of analysis with its abstract and a direct link. Not a roundup of links to other publications.

No data sharing. Your email address is not shared with third parties, used for advertising, or sold. Ever.

One-click unsubscribe. Every email contains an unsubscribe link. No dark patterns, no re-confirmation requests.

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Recent publications

Policy Paper · March 2025

Emergency Without Evidence: IMF COVID-19 Financing and the Collapse of Fiduciary Standards in Sub-Saharan Africa

Parminder Brar · 48 min read

Policy Paper · February 2025

The IFMIS Money Pit: Why $3 Billion Has Not Fixed African Public Finance

Parminder Brar · 36 min read

Working Paper · March 2025

How Not to Do PPPs: World Bank, IFC, and Sovereign Risk Transfer in Nigeria

Parminder Brar · 42 min read

Essay · February 2025

The World Bank's INT: A 29-Year Chronology of Acknowledged Failure

Parminder Brar · 28 min read

Practitioner Essay · December 2024

GEMAP and the Limits of External Fiduciary Control

Parminder Brar · 38 min read

Development Reality is one of two platforms authored by Parminder Brar. If you are interested in broader MDB reform analysis, you may also subscribe to mdbreform.com.

Newsletter

Analysis that matters — when it is published

Published when ready. Not on a weekly or monthly schedule. New analysis goes out when it is completed — typically two to four times per month.

No aggregation, no digests. Each email is a single piece of analysis with its abstract and a direct link. Not a roundup of links to other publications.

No data sharing. Your email address is not shared with third parties, used for advertising, or sold. Ever.

One-click unsubscribe. Every email contains an unsubscribe link. No dark patterns, no re-confirmation requests.

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Recent publications

Policy Paper · March 2025

Emergency Without Evidence: IMF COVID-19 Financing and the Collapse of Fiduciary Standards in Sub-Saharan Africa

Parminder Brar · 48 min read

Policy Paper · February 2025

The IFMIS Money Pit: Why $3 Billion Has Not Fixed African Public Finance

Parminder Brar · 36 min read

Working Paper · March 2025

How Not to Do PPPs: World Bank, IFC, and Sovereign Risk Transfer in Nigeria

Parminder Brar · 42 min read

Essay · February 2025

The World Bank's INT: A 29-Year Chronology of Acknowledged Failure

Parminder Brar · 28 min read

Practitioner Essay · December 2024

GEMAP and the Limits of External Fiduciary Control

Parminder Brar · 38 min read

Development Reality is one of two platforms authored by Parminder Brar. If you are interested in broader MDB reform analysis, you may also subscribe to mdbreform.com.

Newsletter

Analysis that matters — when it is published

Published when ready. Not on a weekly or monthly schedule. New analysis goes out when it is completed — typically two to four times per month.

No aggregation, no digests. Each email is a single piece of analysis with its abstract and a direct link. Not a roundup of links to other publications.

No data sharing. Your email address is not shared with third parties, used for advertising, or sold. Ever.

One-click unsubscribe. Every email contains an unsubscribe link. No dark patterns, no re-confirmation requests.

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Recent publications

Policy Paper · March 2025

Emergency Without Evidence: IMF COVID-19 Financing and the Collapse of Fiduciary Standards in Sub-Saharan Africa

Parminder Brar · 48 min read

Policy Paper · February 2025

The IFMIS Money Pit: Why $3 Billion Has Not Fixed African Public Finance

Parminder Brar · 36 min read

Working Paper · March 2025

How Not to Do PPPs: World Bank, IFC, and Sovereign Risk Transfer in Nigeria

Parminder Brar · 42 min read

Essay · February 2025

The World Bank's INT: A 29-Year Chronology of Acknowledged Failure

Parminder Brar · 28 min read

Practitioner Essay · December 2024

GEMAP and the Limits of External Fiduciary Control

Parminder Brar · 38 min read

Development Reality is one of two platforms authored by Parminder Brar. If you are interested in broader MDB reform analysis, you may also subscribe to mdbreform.com.