(September 29, 2002) Article appearing in Swedish newspaper examining ABB’s connection to the corruption trials in Lesotho.
Fatal accident, forced eviction as resettlement drive speeds up
Chinese media report a fatal accident, a forced eviction – and an official’s chilling threat that next year floodwater could be used to oust reluctant migrants.
World Bank and IMF Fiddle While Africa Burns
(September 25, 2002) Africa Action Warns of Exploding Debt Crisis; Issues New Recommendations for Creditors.
Lesotho water a time bomb
(September 25, 2002) Besides Acres, Lesotho judicial authorities have also accused Italy’s Impregilo, French consortium Sogreah, Coyne and Cegelec, Spie Batignoles, Swiss-Swedish firm ABB, Germany’s Lahmeyer, Britain’s Alexander Gibb & Partners.
Letter to the Editor: Respect due to Lesotho’s judiciary
(September 24, 2002) It is time for the World Bank to take action against companies convicted of corruption. Declaring Acres ineligible to receive Bank-financed contracts is the way to start, says IRN’s Ryan Hoover.
Engineering firm found guilty of bribery in Lesotho
(September 24, 2002) Canadian engineering consulting firm Acres International has been found guilty by the Lesotho High Court of paying bribes to win contracts on a multi-billion dollar dam project, with sentencing expected in early October 2002.
Lesotho says no to bribery
(September 22, 2002) The corruption honeymoon in Southern Africa is over, top officials in Lesotho warned this week, urging foreign companies doing business here to clean up their business practices.
Statement by South African Minister of Water Affairs on Lesotho judgement
(September 22, 2002) South African Minister of Water Affairs warmly congratulated his Lesotho counterpart, Minister of Natural Resources, following the conviction of Canadian firm, Acres International, by the Lesotho High Court.
Foreign debt: the price of greed?
(September 21, 2002) “Ferdinand Marcos…probably surpassed all other politicians at fiscal manipulation, economic favoritism and ‘cooking the books’ to enable themselves, their friends and their relatives to steal from the Filipino people,” said Patricia Adams.
Small place, big wave – A bribery conviction in Lesotho
(September 21, 2002) Corruption in Lesotho: A conviction for bribery could have a wide impact
Corruption study: Projects lost 10-20%
(September 20, 2002) Politicians, businessmen and bureaucrats conspired to skim off 10 to 20 per cent of the value of the Klong Dan wastewater treatment Bangpakong Dam and Nong Ngu Hao Airport projects, according to the results of a study released yesterday.
“As It Happens” Interviews the World Bank and Patricia Adams
(September 19, 2002) The dam has broken wide open for a Canadian company doing business in Lesotho. Acres International was convicted of bribery in connection to a hydro dam they were building. Patricia Adams is the executive director for Probe International, an NGO following the case. She’s in Toronto.
Lesotho bribery case warning
(September 19, 2002) Acres International warns that its conviction for bribery by the Lesotho high court could jeopardise international construction companies’ operations in the developing world.
PRESS RELEASE: Mekong hydro consultants convicted of bribery in Africa
(September 18, 2002) A major Canadian engineering firm that has worked on hydro projects and resettlement planning in Asia’s six-country Mekong region has been convicted by the Lesotho High Court on two counts of bribery.
Canadian firm involved in Three Gorges convicted of bribery in Lesotho
(September 18, 2002) Acres International, the Canadian engineering firm that conducted the controversial resettlement portion of the Three Gorges dam feasibility study, has been found guilty of bribery in a massive dam scheme in Southern Africa.
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