Victims put pressure on ANZ over the loss of their land — The Age
Pheun Ra, 42, was visiting her mother in hospital when security guards from the ANZ bank-financed Phnom Penh Sugar Company arrived at her small plot of land in Cambodia’s south. Over several hours, the guards demolished her home as part of a land grab to make way for a new sugar plantation backed by one […]
New report reveals the World Bank’s murky financial entanglements with India’s most irresponsible corporations
The World Bank Group is covertly funding some of India’s largest and most reckless corporations, according to the results of an ongoing investigation by Inclusive Development International.
Time for Development Financiers to #Standup4HumanRights
Ahead of Human Rights Day, December 10th, Inclusive Development International joined with over 45 civil society groups around the world to call on financial institutions, governments and businesses to stand up for human rights in development processes.
Follow the money to justice: New tool for fighting land grabs
Inclusive Development International is pleased to announce the launch of our new online resource for fighting land grabs and other corporate abuses: www.followingthemoney.org
More Evictees May Have Recourse Through IFC – The Cambodia Daily
Rights groups say families being forced off their land by development projects recently revealed to have World Bank Group backing could probably file successful complaints against the […]READ FULL ARTICLE ▶ Photo: Villagers in Stung Treng province gather in March last year ahead of a ceremony to curse the officials and businessmen behind the Lower […]
World Bank accused of funding Asia ‘coal power boom’ – News from Al Jazeera
Rights group says Bank indirectly financed coal projects despite pledges to cut support over environmental concerns. READ FULL ARTICLE ▶
World Bank secretly funding coal explosion in Asia despite President Kim warning, “We are finished”
The World Bank Group has secretly funded a coal boom in Asia despite announcing a moratorium on such projects in 2013, according to the results of a new investigation.
Official investigation finds ADB failed to consult Samoan people before pushing harmful land reforms
(Apia) – The Asian Development Bank’s internal watchdog has found there is evidence that ADB violated its operational policies in advising the Government of Samoa to adopt controversial land and financial sector reforms. The decision from the ADB Compliance Review Panel came after a preliminary investigation into a complaint submitted by a group of Matai […]
Making Inroads: Chinese Infrastructure Investment in ASEAN and Beyond
(Phnom Penh, August 15, 2016) – Inclusive Development International has released Making Inroads: Chinese Infrastructure Investment in ASEAN and Beyond, a new report that sheds light on the rapidly changing landscape of infrastructure finance driven by China in the region.
The World Bank’s Existential Crisis, by David Pred and Natalie Bugalski
The World Bank is having an existential crisis. For decades, the bank was the premier development finance institution, doling out loans to developing countries without rival. The World Bank was also a pioneer – though not always willingly – in creating standards to protect people who could be harmed by its investments. In 1980, it […]