Been working on this stuff for the past few weeks. NYtimes: The World Bank ignored its own environmental and social protection standards when it approved nearly $200 million in loan guarantees for palm oil production in Indonesia, a stinging internal audit has found. The report, detailing five years of funding from the International Finance Corp. [...]
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ClimateWire: How the World Bank Let ‘Deal Making’ Torch the Rainforests
Posted: August 19, 2009 by treylord in Climate Change, Deforestation, IFC, Indonesia, NYtimes0
ClimateWire: How the World Bank Let 'Deal Making' Torch the Rainforests
Posted: August 19, 2009 by treylord in Climate Change, Deforestation, IFC, Indonesia, NYtimes, UncategorizedBeen working on this stuff for the past few weeks. NYtimes: The World Bank ignored its own environmental and social protection standards when it approved nearly $200 million in loan guarantees for palm oil production in Indonesia, a stinging internal audit has found. The report, detailing five years of funding from the International Finance Corp. [...]
Was just on the IFC’s (International Finance Corporation) website looking up some private equity fund they have set up for infrastructure projects in sub-Saharan Africa, and on their front page they have the story “IFC’s Facebook Page Tops 1,000 Fans.” The IFC is a branch of the World Bank which specializes in making loans to [...]
"IFC's Facebook Page Tops 1,000 Fans"
Posted: May 21, 2009 by treylord in Facebook, IFC, Uncategorized, World BankWas just on the IFC’s (International Finance Corporation) website looking up some private equity fund they have set up for infrastructure projects in sub-Saharan Africa, and on their front page they have the story “IFC’s Facebook Page Tops 1,000 Fans.” The IFC is a branch of the World Bank which specializes in making loans to [...]
