Anissa Bougrea
@anissabougrea.bsky.social
Slowly testing out this new horizon 🦋
PhD Fellow at @GIESGhent on Private Finance for #EUdev #IPE. (Ex-)Journalist. Decolonizing The University: https://open.spotify.com/show/1LV10lE8QMFEkVBvw2dIUp?si=GaEzEhY3QL28gXJM2AVJkA
PhD Fellow at @GIESGhent on Private Finance for #EUdev #IPE. (Ex-)Journalist. Decolonizing The University: https://open.spotify.com/show/1LV10lE8QMFEkVBvw2dIUp?si=GaEzEhY3QL28gXJM2AVJkA
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Anissa Bougrea
@anissabougrea.bsky.social
· Dec 12
Happy to (re-)share my first solo-authored article: "The European Investment Bank in Sub-Saharan Africa: Constrained Expansion" published in the Journal of Economic Policy Reform!🎉It examines the @eib.org strategic & operational dynamics in Africa. Read here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🚨New article out with @mattvermeir.bsky.social in @compchange.bsky.social: "Rolling out the Wall Street Consensus? MDBs & the Trilemma of Private Capital Mobilization"
We examine why MDBs are failing to deliver on the promise of "mobilizing trillions" for the SDGs👇
Here:
We examine why MDBs are failing to deliver on the promise of "mobilizing trillions" for the SDGs👇
Here:
Rolling out the Wall Street Consensus? Multilateral development banks and the trilemma of private capital mobilization - Anissa Bougrea, Mattias Vermeiren, 2025
This article offers the first comprehensive account of the challenges Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) face in implementing the Wall Street Consensus, a fi...
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July 29, 2025 at 4:33 AM
🚨New article out with @mattvermeir.bsky.social in @compchange.bsky.social: "Rolling out the Wall Street Consensus? MDBs & the Trilemma of Private Capital Mobilization"
We examine why MDBs are failing to deliver on the promise of "mobilizing trillions" for the SDGs👇
Here:
We examine why MDBs are failing to deliver on the promise of "mobilizing trillions" for the SDGs👇
Here:
Save the date! We’re hosting Prof. @alimeghji.bsky.social for a workshop on decolonising the academy: "Decolonisation or Diversion? Resisting Empire in the Academy"
🗓 May 15, 2025
🕙 10:00–11:30 | UFO T1 Aud B
🔗 Register: event.ugent.be/registration...
🗓 May 15, 2025
🕙 10:00–11:30 | UFO T1 Aud B
🔗 Register: event.ugent.be/registration...
April 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Save the date! We’re hosting Prof. @alimeghji.bsky.social for a workshop on decolonising the academy: "Decolonisation or Diversion? Resisting Empire in the Academy"
🗓 May 15, 2025
🕙 10:00–11:30 | UFO T1 Aud B
🔗 Register: event.ugent.be/registration...
🗓 May 15, 2025
🕙 10:00–11:30 | UFO T1 Aud B
🔗 Register: event.ugent.be/registration...
As the world prepares for the 4th UN Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Seville, I wanted to share a few reflections I brought into recent discussions on Belgium’s positioning. Read here: anissabougrea.com/2025/04/10/n...
April 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
As the world prepares for the 4th UN Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Seville, I wanted to share a few reflections I brought into recent discussions on Belgium’s positioning. Read here: anissabougrea.com/2025/04/10/n...
What started in the first year of my PhD, is now out, at the end of my journey, as a chapter: "Development Finance in EU-OACPS Relations
From Wall Street to Schuman Square?" in 'Africa, the EU and the Samoa Agreement'.
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
From Wall Street to Schuman Square?" in 'Africa, the EU and the Samoa Agreement'.
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
Development Finance in EU-OACPS Relations | 3 | From Wall Street to Sc
This chapter critically evaluates the geopolitical and financialized dynamics of EU-Africa relations, centring on the reformed European Financial Architecture
www.taylorfrancis.com
April 7, 2025 at 6:00 AM
What started in the first year of my PhD, is now out, at the end of my journey, as a chapter: "Development Finance in EU-OACPS Relations
From Wall Street to Schuman Square?" in 'Africa, the EU and the Samoa Agreement'.
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
From Wall Street to Schuman Square?" in 'Africa, the EU and the Samoa Agreement'.
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
On boundaries, softness, and the ethics of self-containment. “We live in an age of emotional polarisation. People are trying, often desperately, to curate emotional safety in a world that no longer offers much of it systemically.”
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On boundaries, softness, and the ethics of self-containment
The ethical anxiety of (self-)care
aaanyssa.substack.com
April 7, 2025 at 5:50 AM
On boundaries, softness, and the ethics of self-containment. “We live in an age of emotional polarisation. People are trying, often desperately, to curate emotional safety in a world that no longer offers much of it systemically.”
aaanyssa.substack.com/p/on-boundar...
aaanyssa.substack.com/p/on-boundar...
Grateful for #ISA2025 -presented on the EIB in Africa (available here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/gpre20/2...). Amid Chicago's windy charm & broader attacks on academic freedom, we silently disrupted the president’s address, urging democratization & recognition of scholasticide and genocide.
March 12, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Grateful for #ISA2025 -presented on the EIB in Africa (available here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/gpre20/2...). Amid Chicago's windy charm & broader attacks on academic freedom, we silently disrupted the president’s address, urging democratization & recognition of scholasticide and genocide.
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The president’s address at @isanet.bsky.social was peacefully disrupted to draw institutional attention to the issue of democratisation in ISA governance and the acknowledgement of scholasticide in how we conduct research ‘as normal’ #isa2025
March 4, 2025 at 11:06 PM
The president’s address at @isanet.bsky.social was peacefully disrupted to draw institutional attention to the issue of democratisation in ISA governance and the acknowledgement of scholasticide in how we conduct research ‘as normal’ #isa2025
Excited to be at #ISA2025 again to catch up with so many colleagues. Find me on Wednesday, presenting on (1) the European Investment Bank’s activities in Africa and (2) coloniality of EU funding & financing to Africa. Also very welcome to discuss the coloniality of dev practices.
March 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Excited to be at #ISA2025 again to catch up with so many colleagues. Find me on Wednesday, presenting on (1) the European Investment Bank’s activities in Africa and (2) coloniality of EU funding & financing to Africa. Also very welcome to discuss the coloniality of dev practices.
ECHO's concerns are v valid. #Devfinance needs accountability, not austerity. Reallocating funds to #GlobalGateway and blended (/private) finance isn't just a (geo)strategy, it’s a gamble. "Fragile" countries and the HDP nexus bear the brunt, with little (no?) evidence that these tools work.
And a rare, fruitful Access to Information request, showing how hard the EU's humanitarian aid department tried to resist their development colleagues' approach to implementing last year's cuts to the EU development budget.
www.devex.com/news/reveale...
www.devex.com/news/reveale...
January 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
ECHO's concerns are v valid. #Devfinance needs accountability, not austerity. Reallocating funds to #GlobalGateway and blended (/private) finance isn't just a (geo)strategy, it’s a gamble. "Fragile" countries and the HDP nexus bear the brunt, with little (no?) evidence that these tools work.
Al op 15 oktober 2023, nog eens op 15 januari 2025, en vele keren ertussenin: Boycot Israel en stop de genocide. Nu nog luider: www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
6.600 professoren en studenten roepen op tot academische boycot van Israël, ook Petra De Sutter en Rudi Vranckx bij ondertekenaars
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January 16, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Al op 15 oktober 2023, nog eens op 15 januari 2025, en vele keren ertussenin: Boycot Israel en stop de genocide. Nu nog luider: www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
The Reversal of Financial Flows and the Limits of the Global Financial Architecture
In 2023, the global financial system witnessed a striking reversal. For the first time in over a decade, lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs) experienced negative net financial flows on external debt,…
In 2023, the global financial system witnessed a striking reversal. For the first time in over a decade, lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs) experienced negative net financial flows on external debt,…
The Reversal of Financial Flows and the Limits of the Global Financial Architecture
In 2023, the global financial system witnessed a striking reversal. For the first time in over a decade, lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs) experienced negative net financial flows on external debt, amounting to -$7 billion. The reversal of financial flows from lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to developed countries, is a moment of reckoning for global development finance. (Source image: …
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January 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The Reversal of Financial Flows and the Limits of the Global Financial Architecture
In 2023, the global financial system witnessed a striking reversal. For the first time in over a decade, lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs) experienced negative net financial flows on external debt,…
In 2023, the global financial system witnessed a striking reversal. For the first time in over a decade, lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs) experienced negative net financial flows on external debt,…
2023 marks a historic shift in LMICs’ external #debt, with net transfers reversing to -$7B. Often cited to refute critiques of systemic exploitation, positive net transfers are now obsolete. The Global North now -directly- extracts resources from the Global South. findevlab.org/the-pain-of-...
The pain of a high-interest rate environment: 5 lessons from the new world bank debt statistics
Five lessons from the new World Bank debt statistics READ THE NOTE The latest International Debt Statistics have been released last month and provide a
findevlab.org
January 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
2023 marks a historic shift in LMICs’ external #debt, with net transfers reversing to -$7B. Often cited to refute critiques of systemic exploitation, positive net transfers are now obsolete. The Global North now -directly- extracts resources from the Global South. findevlab.org/the-pain-of-...
Deze ochtend om 5:10 hebben Bel20-CEO's in 4,69 werkdagen al evenveel verdiend als een modale werknemer in een jaar. #graaidag Een inkomenskloof van 51.14x, die de noodzaak blootlegt om de loonnormwet kritisch te herzien. www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20250...
Ceo’s verdienen in minder dan vijf dagen een jaarloon
De ceo’s van grote ondernemingen zullen woensdag evenveel verdiend hebben als de modale werknemer in een jaar.
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January 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Deze ochtend om 5:10 hebben Bel20-CEO's in 4,69 werkdagen al evenveel verdiend als een modale werknemer in een jaar. #graaidag Een inkomenskloof van 51.14x, die de noodzaak blootlegt om de loonnormwet kritisch te herzien. www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20250...
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I want to hear about your organising wins ✊
Your submissions will contribute to global research on collective power that will be made available for other organisers to draw on.
Fill out this form and forward to fellow organisers!
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Your submissions will contribute to global research on collective power that will be made available for other organisers to draw on.
Fill out this form and forward to fellow organisers!
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Brazil’s G20 climate taskforce argues that real climate action needs green industrial strategy & strong (public) green finance #MDBs. Aligning in their critique of private finance for development:
www.g20.utoronto.ca/2024/241024-...
www.g20.utoronto.ca/2024/241024-...
January 7, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Brazil’s G20 climate taskforce argues that real climate action needs green industrial strategy & strong (public) green finance #MDBs. Aligning in their critique of private finance for development:
www.g20.utoronto.ca/2024/241024-...
www.g20.utoronto.ca/2024/241024-...
How to hide a genocide: The role of evacuation orders and safe zones in Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza. New Al-Haq study: www.alhaq.org/publications...
Al-Haq Publishes New Report, ‘How to Hide a Genocide: The Role of Evacuation Orders and Safe Zones in Israel’s Genocidal Campaign in Gaza’
As we enter 2025, and Israel’s genocidal violence against Palestinians in Gaza continues to increase in both scale and intensity, Al-Haq publishes a new report. 'How to Hide...
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January 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
How to hide a genocide: The role of evacuation orders and safe zones in Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza. New Al-Haq study: www.alhaq.org/publications...
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Early career scholars/PhD students working on EU industrial policy & geoeconomics, apply to join me, @manuelamoschella.bsky.social, @donatodc.bsky.social, @trgn.bsky.social, @ankehassel.bsky.social & a host of other scholars for a workshop in Lake Como (April 22-24). Deadline is Jan 15, info below.
🎙️ Villa Vigoni Conference 2025 – Call for Early Career Researchers!
Are you a PhD student or post-doc researching Europe’s geoeconomic future?
Apply now for the Villa Vigoni conference: Europe and the Geoeconomic Challenge 🗓️ 22–24 April 2025
🌟 Travel/accommodation funding available
December 23, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Early career scholars/PhD students working on EU industrial policy & geoeconomics, apply to join me, @manuelamoschella.bsky.social, @donatodc.bsky.social, @trgn.bsky.social, @ankehassel.bsky.social & a host of other scholars for a workshop in Lake Como (April 22-24). Deadline is Jan 15, info below.
Happy to (re-)share my first solo-authored article: "The European Investment Bank in Sub-Saharan Africa: Constrained Expansion" published in the Journal of Economic Policy Reform!🎉It examines the @eib.org strategic & operational dynamics in Africa. Read here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
December 12, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Happy to (re-)share my first solo-authored article: "The European Investment Bank in Sub-Saharan Africa: Constrained Expansion" published in the Journal of Economic Policy Reform!🎉It examines the @eib.org strategic & operational dynamics in Africa. Read here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Follow the money: 822 European financial institutions poured $211B in European loans & $182B in investments into companies driving Israeli colonization & war crimes in Palestine (2021–2024). #Divest t.co/KpXvCqMsZ5
https://dontbuyintooccupation.org/reports/dont-buy-into-occupation-report-2024/
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November 29, 2024 at 12:20 PM
Follow the money: 822 European financial institutions poured $211B in European loans & $182B in investments into companies driving Israeli colonization & war crimes in Palestine (2021–2024). #Divest t.co/KpXvCqMsZ5
Volledig eens met de VUB collega's: "Objectief of neutraal? Universiteiten moeten vooral niet hypocriet zijn". Echte objectiviteit vraagt om actie tegen onrecht. Een academische #boycot is essentieel in de strijd voor mensenrechten in #Gaza. www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20240...
Objectief of neutraal? Universiteiten moeten vooral niet hypocriet zijn
Wat is er nog meer nodig voor de VUB om over te gaan tot een academische boycot, vragen 64 VUB-academici zich af.
www.standaard.be
January 23, 2024 at 12:40 PM
Volledig eens met de VUB collega's: "Objectief of neutraal? Universiteiten moeten vooral niet hypocriet zijn". Echte objectiviteit vraagt om actie tegen onrecht. Een academische #boycot is essentieel in de strijd voor mensenrechten in #Gaza. www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20240...
Waar blijft de krachtige verklaring van Vlaamse rectoren over Israël? #Gaza
Vlaamse universiteiten staan pal voor het internationaal recht, zo klinkt het vaak. In werkelijkheid hinken ze achterop. Het is tijd om de schijnbare "neutraliteit" te doorbreken. m.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20231...
Vlaamse universiteiten staan pal voor het internationaal recht, zo klinkt het vaak. In werkelijkheid hinken ze achterop. Het is tijd om de schijnbare "neutraliteit" te doorbreken. m.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20231...
Waar blijven de Vlaamse rectoren met hun ‘krachtige verklaring’ over Israël?
Vinden de besturen van de Vlaamse universiteiten mensenrechtenschendingen tegen Oekraïners erger dan die tegen Palestijnen, vragen tientallen academici zich af.
m.standaard.be
December 31, 2023 at 12:26 PM
Waar blijft de krachtige verklaring van Vlaamse rectoren over Israël? #Gaza
Vlaamse universiteiten staan pal voor het internationaal recht, zo klinkt het vaak. In werkelijkheid hinken ze achterop. Het is tijd om de schijnbare "neutraliteit" te doorbreken. m.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20231...
Vlaamse universiteiten staan pal voor het internationaal recht, zo klinkt het vaak. In werkelijkheid hinken ze achterop. Het is tijd om de schijnbare "neutraliteit" te doorbreken. m.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20231...