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Home > Archives for overseas investments

overseas investments

In Kenya, a motorway funded by the European Investment Bank runs over roadside dwellers

July 30, 2018

Children dropping out of school, trees cut, people living in fear of another wave of forced evictions – the European Investment Bank’s (EIB) project reveals the critical absence of human rights safeguards in the EU’s overseas development financing.


Here be dragons: How the EU bank’s development finance overlooks people at risk

November 18, 2016

The European Investment Bank’s failure in safeguarding the most vulnerable groups in its projects shows it is ill-equipped to help refugees and host communities in the European Union’s neighbourhood. A new report explains the bank’s weaknesses in identifying and responding to human rights risks.


Guest post: China stokes global coal growth

September 27, 2016

China cuts coal at home but state owned companies and banks drive new coal expansion overseas, despite top level promises of green growth for developing countries, writes Beth Walker from China Dialogue.


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