Third World corruption must stop! Now that a Canadian multinational had been convicted of bribery, there’s hope it will.
BEL bleats while profits soar!
(November 15, 2002) BEL says it will have to raise electricity prices because of increased
costs, however, Fortis has just announced increased profits and
earnings from BEL and BECOL and revealed that Belize is proportionately
their best profit maker and income earner.
A case study of corruption: Politicians exploited plan ‘at every stage’
(November 15, 2002) ADB-backed billion dollar wastewater treatment plant a "classic case of corruption" reports the Bangkok Post.
Our history of fighting corruption in the Third World
(November 15, 2002) Over the last decade, Probe International, Canada’s only organization dedicated to protecting the Third World’s environment, has made the elimination of corruption a major focus of
its work.
Argentina defaults on loan repayment
(November 14, 2002) The Argentine government on Thursday took the extraordinary step of defaulting on a loan repayment to the World Bank, in a sign of its intense frustration over negotiations with the bank’s sister institution, the International Monetary Fund.
Lakabane Family Faces Danger of Being Swallowed Up By the Giant Mohale Dam
(November 14, 2002) As the impoundment of the Mohale reservoir of the giant Lesotho Highlands Development Project begins, the future remains uncertain and bleak for some local communities living around the reservoir.
NGO’s sue Japanese bank
(November 13, 2002) Two Indonesian non-governmental organizations have filed a suit with a Japanese court against the Japan Bank forInternational Cooperation, demanding it stop funding the construction of a Rp 29bn bridge near the Rawa Singkil Animal Park in Aceh.
China in quandry to fight corruption
(November 13, 2002) To understand corruption in modern China and the public’s rising fury, consider the charmed career of Jia Qinglin.
Change flows down the Mekong
(November 13, 2002) Chinese actions that affect the flow of the Mekong have a bearing on countries further downstream. Clearly, nothing should be done without a careful study beforehand.
Green Watch wins Bujagali PPA case
(November 12, 2002) High Court yesterday declared that the Power Purchase Agreement and the implementation agreements between AES and government are public documents. The agreements were at the centre of a long-running court battle between government and Green Watch, a local environmental organisation.
Chinese congress delegates say party must fight corruption
(November 12, 2002) Delegates attending the ongoing 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)said the party must improve its work style and fight against corruption so as to govern the country well.
Multinationals’ bribery goes unpunished: Fighting corruption
(November 12, 2002) When OECD member countries signed a convention in 1997 outlawing bribery by multinational companies of officials abroad, it was regarded as a milestone in the global fight against corruption.
Activists seek transparency in loans from World Bodies
(November 10, 2002) A conference of labour activists from ASEAN countries yesterday agreed to push for disclosure of details of loans obtained from international financial institutions.
Chinese dams could harm river ecology
(November 10, 2002) Thailand should more aware adverse impact Chinese hydropower dams blasting rapids under Mekong Navigation Channel Improvement project, Chinese environmental expert warned yesterday.
Sold down the river
(November 9, 2002) A proposed dam scheme in Belize threatens to destroy one of the world’s richest natural habitats. But should the project ever have got off the ground, asks Simon Worrall.
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