The Heavily Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) Initiative is failing to deliver debt relief, reports the Financial Times (9/10/01).
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MIGA Attacked by NGOs and Congress
An NGO report has called for the World Bank Group arm which insures private investments to be shut down.
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Bank private sector arm under fire from NGOs, Congress
It has been a bad summer for the World Bank Group arm which insures private investments.
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Kyrgyzstanis oppose incinerator
NGOs in Kyrgyzstan have raised serious concerns about plans for an urban waste incinerator to be built by Italian company ITI.
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Nigerian groups demand moratorium
In August, about 100 civil society organisations, most based in the Niger Delta, halted a consultation with Peter Woicke, Executive Vice President of the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
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Kyrgztani environmentalists concerned about Bank-backed incinerators
NGOs in Kyrgyzstan have raised serious concerns about plans for an urban waste incinerator to be built by Italian company ITI.
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Nigerians condemn IFC collaboration with Shell
Niger Delta-based organisations outraged over pending World Bank loan for a joint project with Shell Oil in Nigeria, saying IFC favours profitability over local environmental and social concerns.
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Nigerians condemn IFC collaboration with Shell
IFC plans for a joint project with the Shell oil company in Nigeria have been condemned by Niger Delta-based community organisations and international human rights groups.
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Laos dam controversy
World Bank Asia region staff are currently considering whether to move the Nam Theun 2 dam, Laos, to “pre-appraisal stage”.
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Peruvian mine blockade, complaint filed
In early March an estimated 5000 people from towns near the Yanacocha mine blockaded one of the main roads leading to the mine.
