(September 7, 2004) A U.S. Senate report paints "a damning portrait of financial impropriety and sleaze" in Equatorial Guinea says campaign group Global Witness.
Who’s behind Pinochet’s millions? Judge looking
(September 5, 2004) Chile is a conservative nation, by far the most Swiss country in South America, whose citizens pride themselves on their probity. Many believed that Pinochet might have been a ruthless dictator but at least he wasn’t a thief.
Getting priorities right is a must
(September 3, 2004) What the Lesotho case and the Lugar corruption hearings demonstrate is that institutions must reflect the interests of the countries concerned instead of the domestic politics of the rich and the powerful.
Help me, wonga
(September 3, 2004) Rod Liddle says that Mark Thatcher’s latest difficulties reveal an extraordinary, even hilarious, degree of corruption and humbug in the West.
Reconstructing Iraq
(September 2, 2004) Giving Iraq a real chance to recover also requires a clean break with the financial legacy of the Baathist regime not full and total repudiation, but a significant write-off of debt and war reparations obligations
Proposed power dam sparks heated debate
(September 2, 2004) Some critics doubt the Nam Theun 2 dam project in Laos is necessary.
World Bank consults on big Laos dam project
(September 1, 2004) The World Bank launched an unprecedented exercise in public consultation yesterday on whether it should back a project to build a dam in Laos in a tributary of the Mekong river.
Clean Development Mechanism in China: Taking a proactive and sustainable approach
(September 1, 2004) A report from the World Bank detailing China’s efforts to utilize the United Nations Clean Development Mechanism.
World Bank-backed hydro venture threatens thousands of poor Laotian farmers
(September 1, 2004) Thousands of Laotian farmers have been promised new livelihoods to make way for a World Bank-backed hydro dam in one of Asia’s poorest countries. But a review of the developers’ resettlement plans indicates a high risk of failure.
Britain to give Iraq $90m in aid
(September 1, 2004) Britain yesterday committed £50 million ($90m) in specific bilateral aid projects for war-torn Iraq from a total 544 million package that London has pledged to spend by March 2006.
Criticism dominates first public debate on huge Laos dam
(August 31, 2004) “Don’t let this be a repetition of the Pak Moon dam”, say Thai opponents of World Bank-backed Lao dam.
U.S. diplomat wants more funds for Iraqi security
(August 30, 2004) The new U.S. ambassador to Iraq wants to shift more than $3 billion in U.S. aid away from reconstruction to security, and proposes the U.S. forgive $360 million of Iraq’s debt in the hope other countries will follow suit.
Edwards: Bush’s poor leadership has hurt U.S.
(August 30, 2004) Senator John Edwards said a Kerry-Edwards U.S. administration would bring other nations into the postwar effort by asking them to forgive Iraq’s debt and help rebuild the war-ravaged economy.
Statement on the World Bank-organised technical workshop on the Nam Theun 2 project
(August 30, 2004) On the occasion of this World Bank-organised technical workshop, NGO-COD is obliged to convey the following views and demands on behalf of the Thai civil society organizations involved.
Inquiry regarding Argentine sovereign debt bonds
(August 30, 2004) Considering the potentially grave consequences of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) authorizing the massive trading of a Mega-Swap of Argentine Sovereign Debt Bonds.
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