Issue Brief
The Cost of Debt in a Time of Overlapping Crises
Developing countries face escalating debt burdens, higher borrowing costs, and climate pressures, highlighting the need for systemic reform.
Apr 15, 2026
Article
Bolivia’s Streets Have Erupted. Here’s Why.
Jun 12, 2026
Article
It’s Long Past Time to Liberate Venezuela’s SDRs
Jan 22, 2026
Article
Workshop on the Role of SDRs for Global Stability and Sustainable Economic Transformation
Dec 19, 2025
Report
The United States, The IMF, and Special Drawing Rights
Oct 14, 2025
Press Release
14 Congress Members Urge IMF to End Harmful Conditions, Embrace Pro-Worker Agenda
14 members of Congress, led by Congresswoman Susan Wild (D-PA), sent a letter to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva urging the Fund to move away from its long history of harmful, anti-worker loan conditionality, and to instead enact an agenda that meets the needs of workers and low-income populations across the developing world.
Article
The Global South’s Poor Should Not Be Subsidizing the IMF
Learn how the IMF is hindering nations’ capacity to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals through punitive fees.
Press Release
New Analysis Examines Benefits to Borrowing Countries from Possible IMF Surcharge Policy Reform
Discover possible scenarios for IMF surcharge policy reform by the Fund’s Board. Learn why CEPR advocates for the elimination of these punitive fees.
Article
Surcharge Reform: Three Scenarios for the IMF Board
Discover the scenarios for surcharge reform proposed by the IMF Board. Learn why CEPR advocates for the elimination of these punitive fees.
Article
Three Years After SDRs Were Issued, Debt-Based SDR Rechanneling Has Failed
Gain insights into the allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) and the disparities between wealthy nations and developing countries.
The Growing Impact of Surcharges
Discover the harmful impacts of IMF surcharges on developing countries and why it’s crucial to put an end to this policy.
Article • Ecuador News Round-Up
Ecuador News Round-Up 15: Election Season Heats Up as the Prosecutor General’s Wrongdoing Is Exposed in Leaked Messages
Discover the latest news on the upcoming presidential elections and the leaked messages of the prosecutor general.
Article • Mark Weisbrot’s Columns
Mark Weisbrot’s Remarks from CEPR’s Webinar on Ending IMF Surcharge Policy – September 10, 2024
Exploring the harm caused by IMF surcharges on borrowing countries and the implications for the global economy and debt-stressed nations.
Article
Kenya Protests: A Wake-Up Call to a Failing International Financial Architecture
Protests in Kenya highlight the impact of IMF-backed reforms and the failing international financial architecture.
Press Release
New Report Recommends End to IMF Surcharge Policy after Examining Its History, Precedents for Full Removal
A new CEPR report explores the legal history of the IMF’s surcharge policy, a harmful and ineffective measure whose existence is unjustified from both an economic and legal perspective, and argues for the surcharges’ removal.