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International Budget Partnership We partner with budget analysts, community organizers & advocates in 100+ countries to make budgets work for people.

The International Budget Partnership (IBP) collaborates with civil society organizations (CSOs) around the world to improve governance and ensure that scarce public resources are used effectively to improve service delivery and fight poverty. We work to achieve these goals by promoting public finance systems and processes that are transparent, participatory, and accountable and by building the capacity of CSOs to participate effectively in these systems.

How can governments turn gender equality commitments into measurable results for women and girls when public finances ar...
10/16/2026

How can governments turn gender equality commitments into measurable results for women and girls when public finances are under pressure?

On October 13, Sally Torbert, IBP’s Global Lead for Policy and Research, represented IBP as a panelist at “Financing Gender Equality in a Time of Fiscal Constraint: Delivering on the Seville Commitment” during the IMF–World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok.

Drawing on the latest Open Budget Survey findings, Sally emphasized that adopting gender budgeting tools and making commitments must be followed by publicly tracking implementation and results.

That means reporting on how budgets are implemented, examining the gender impacts of taxation, and strengthening civil society oversight so people can assess whether public resources are delivering on those promises.

These insights also informed discussions on developing a feminist accountability tracker for commitments under the Sevilla Platform for Action.

What would meaningful accountability for gender equality commitments look like in your country?

Are countries facing debt distress dealing with short-term cash shortages or deeper challenges in repaying their debt?Ye...
10/16/2026

Are countries facing debt distress dealing with short-term cash shortages or deeper challenges in repaying their debt?

Yesterday, International Budget Partnership’s Sally Torbert joined a panel at the International Monetary Fund – The World Bank Group Annual Meetings (hashtag ) in Bangkok to assess the institutions’ 3-pillar approach to debt liquidity challenges, two years after its launch.

Organized by Jubilee USA Network and moderated by its Executive Director, Eric LeCompte, the session brought together the former Governor of the Central Bank of Pakistan and experts from Boston University, Verité Research and the International Monetary Fund.

The discussion questioned the approach’s premise that developing-country debt distress is primarily a liquidity rather than a solvency problem. It explored how eligible countries are selected, whether the response addresses their actual challenges, and what measures are needed to hold participants accountable.

Concerns from debtors, parliaments, audit institutions and civil society were central to the discussion: how can the response to debt distress better reflect countries’ realities and strengthen accountability?



Christian Aid, Catholic Relief Services, Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, Eurodad - the European Network on Debt and Development, Latindadd, Verité Research, Debt Justice Norge

Approving a budget is not the same as being accountable for it.Across 18 countries in Asia and the Pacific, the Open Bud...
10/15/2026

Approving a budget is not the same as being accountable for it.

Across 18 countries in Asia and the Pacific, the Open Budget Survey 2025 finds that governments disclose less after plans are set. Less on fiscal risks, less on changes during the year, less on what was delivered, and less on whether oversight led to action.

We have pulled out seven insights in this carousel. Swipe through, and share it with someone who works on public finance.

Thanks to our regional partners for their contribution

Verité Research, Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), What You Pay Indonesia, Vietnam, Forum, for Democracy and Economic Affairs - IDEAS, NGO Forum on Cambodia, Development Bank.

Budget information must be timely, understandable and useful—and people need the knowledge and opportunities to act on i...
10/15/2026

Budget information must be timely, understandable and useful—and people need the knowledge and opportunities to act on it.

That message ran through today’s “Beyond Disclosure” dialogue in Bangkok, marking the launch of the Open Budget Survey 2025 regional report for Asia and the Pacific at the International Monetary Fund –The World Bank Group Annual Meetings - .

From making transparency part of everyday government practice to asking who will bear the cost of debt, speakers explored what meaningful accountability requires. They emphasized stronger collaboration among civil society, legislators, audit institutions and government reformers to turn public information into better decisions and services.

These reflections from Yuna Farhan, Hon. Kim Robert de Leon, EnP., Nishan de Mel and Patrizia Tumbarello bring that challenge into focus.

Swipe through their insights. What needs to change for budget transparency to make a greater difference in people’s lives?

Thank you to our regional partners, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, the European Commission and our regional partners for their support and collaboration.



Watch out for insights from other speakers.

Verité Research, Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), Publish What You Pay Indonesia, CDI Vietnam, Freedom Forum, Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs - IDEAS, The NGO Forum on Cambodia, Asian Development Bank.

Live from Bangkok at 🇹🇭“Information thins out and accountability weakens precisely when public money is being spent an...
10/13/2026

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“Information thins out and accountability weakens precisely when public money is being spent and fiscal risks materialize.” — Yuna Farhan, IBP Indonesia Country Director

At “Beyond Disclosure,” International Budget Partnership and partners are bringing government, civil society and international institutions together to examine the Open Budget Survey 2025 findings for Asia and the Pacific.

Yuna highlighted the need for civil society, oversight bodies and government reform champions to work together—following public money from national budgets down to communities and holding governments accountable for how funds are raised and spent.

The focus: turning greater transparency into stronger oversight, meaningful public participation and better services.

Thank you to State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, European Commission and our regional partners for their support and collaboration.



Verité Research, Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), Publish What You Pay Indonesia, CDI Vietnam, Freedom Forum, Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs - IDEAS, The NGO Forum on Cambodia, Asian Development Bank.

Starting soon!Today, we launch the Open Budget Survey 2025 regional report for Asia and the Pacific at the Civil Society...
10/13/2026

Starting soon!

Today, we launch the Open Budget Survey 2025 regional report for Asia and the Pacific at the Civil Society Policy Forum during the IMF–World Bank Group Annual Meetings.

Join International Budget Partnership and partners for our Civil Society Policy Forum event “Beyond Disclosure: Making Fiscal Governance Work for People in Asia and Pacific” as we share the findings and discuss how public finance decisions can become more accountable to the people they affect.

🕑 14:00–15:30 Bangkok time (7:00-8:30 GMT)

📍 QSNCC, Room 2-210A, Bangkok, and online

🌐 Thai interpretation (in person); French, Arabic, Thai and Spanish via Zoom. (please note other language interpretation will not be available in this venue)

Join us: https://internationalbudget.org/events/beyond-disclosure-making-fiscal-governance-work-for-people-in-asia-and-pacific/

Supported by: State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, European Commission.

10/13/2026

“You can have transparency, but so what?”

At the International Monetary Fund Civil Society Policy Forum Town Hall in Bangkok, our International Budget Partnership Indonesia Country Director Yuna Farhan asked IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva how the institution could better support the people who hold budgets to account: civil society, oversight institutions and reformers inside government.

Her response: transparency needs mechanisms of accountability behind it. Civil society brings more than concerns—it brings ideas the IMF can help governments adopt.

Georgieva also said the IMF will gather feedback next year as it applies its new Guidance Note on Engaging with Civil Society. We look forward to seeing this translate into stronger partnerships and greater responsiveness to the people affected by public finance decisions.

That connection between transparency and accountability is central to the Open Budget Survey, which measures transparency, public participation and oversight together.

Join us today for the launch of the Asia results.
🕑 14:00–15:30 Bangkok | 07:00–08:30 GMT
🔗https://internationalbudget.org/events/beyond-disclosure-making-fiscal-governance-work-for-people-in-asia-and-pacific/

What will the latest Open Budget Survey (OBS 2025) reveal about public budget accountability in Asia and the Pacific? Th...
10/12/2026

What will the latest Open Budget Survey (OBS 2025) reveal about public budget accountability in Asia and the Pacific?

The OBS report for this region will be released tomorrow, alongside the event “Beyond Disclosure: Making Fiscal Governance Work for People in Asia and Pacific,” part of the Civil Society Policy Forum during the IMF–World Bank Group Annual Meetings.

Join International Budget Partnership and our partners to explore the new findings and discuss what they mean for public finance across the region.

📅 13 October 2026 | 14:00–15:30 Bangkok time
📍 QSNCC, Room 2-210A, Bangkok, and online

🌐 Thai interpretation (in person); French, Arabic, Thai and Spanish via Zoom. (please note other language interpretation will not be available in this venue)

Register: https://internationalbudget.org/events/beyond-disclosure-making-fiscal-governance-work-for-people-in-asia-and-pacific/

Verité Research (Sri Lanka), Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), Publish What You Pay Indonesia, CDI Vietnam, Freedom Forum (Nepal), Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs - IDEAS (Malaysia), Institute of National Affairs (Papua New Guinea), The NGO Forum on Cambodia, Omar Asghar Khan Foundation (Pakistan), Нээлттэй Нийгэм Форум (Mongolia), Research and Policy Integration for Development - RAPID(Bangladesh), @Թրանսփարենսի Ինթերնեշնլ Հայաստան - Transparency International Armenia, Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Government, civil society and international institutions bring different perspectives to public finance. On 13 October, ...
10/09/2026

Government, civil society and international institutions bring different perspectives to public finance. On 13 October, we’re bringing them into one conversation.

Join International Budget Partnership and partners at the IMF–World Bank Group Annual Meetings for “Beyond Disclosure: Making Fiscal Governance Work for People in Asia and Pacific,” marking the release of the Open Budget Survey 2025 regional report.

Hear from:
• Hon. Kim Robert de Leon — Department of Budget and Management
• Nishan de Mel — Verité Research
• Dr. Athiphat Muthitacharoen — Thailand Development Research Institute
• Meliana Lumbantoruan — Publish What You Pay Indonesia
• Patrizia Tumbarello — International Monetary Fund
• Jonas Grunder — Swiss Executive Director Office at the World Bank Group
• Yuna Farhan — International Budget Partnership Indonesia

Moderated by Martoni Ariadirja of Swiss Economic Cooperation and Development (SECO), Embassy of Switzerland in Indonesia, Timor-Leste and ASEAN.

Supported by State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and European Commission

Together, we’ll explore what it takes to make public money work for people.

📅 13 October 2026 | 14:00–15:30 Bangkok time
📍 QSNCC, Room 2-210A, Bangkok, and online
🌐 Thai interpretation is available in person. French, Arabic, Thai and Spanish interpretation is available via Zoom. For languages other than Thai, participants at the venue must access Zoom using their own device and headsets.

Register: https://internationalbudget.org/events/beyond-disclosure-making-fiscal-governance-work-for-people-in-asia-and-pacific/

An approved budget is only the beginning. For Nigerians, the real test is whether public money delivers functioning heal...
10/07/2026

An approved budget is only the beginning. For Nigerians, the real test is whether public money delivers functioning health centres, better classrooms, reliable water and support that reaches families.

Convened by International Budget Partnership Nigeria, the PULSE Summit brought government, civil society, oversight bodies and development partners together to address the gaps between budget approval and service delivery.

Across five thematic labs—Health, Education, Public Debt Accountability, Social Protection and WASH—participants outlined practical actions, responsibilities and ways to track progress. Follow-up through the Reform Tracker will help keep these commitments visible and accountable.

Our latest blog explores the lessons from these discussions and the work ahead. What change would you most like to see in public services in your community?



Read the blog:
https://internationalbudget.org/how-pulse-is-turning-public-finance-commitments-into-trackable-action-in-nigeria/

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