Alarm as controversial EBRD eyes up Middle Eastern investment opportunities
The Ecologist | June 10, 2011Before rushing to finance projects in Africa and the Middle East, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) should address its environmental and social lending criteria, says Fidanka Bacheva-McGrath
Arcelor Mittal SA: Undone and dusted
Financial Mail | June 9, 2011No-one who has driven between Bloemfontein and Johannesburg could fail to have noticed the haze, stench and massive steelworks near the motorway. But Amsa is not the only polluter in the area. Sasol, Eskom power stations and, in winter, household coal fires also contribute to the horrible air quality
Vesten sender bankerne ind
information.dk | June 6, 2011Den Europæiske Udviklingsbank vil nu overføre erfaringerne fra Østeuropa med at bruge donorbistand til at hjælpe demokrati på vej til Nordafrika. Men kritikere påpeger, at det ikke er specielt åbenlyst, at bankernes indrykning i overgangssamfund indtil nu har ført til mere demokrati
Egypten får IMF-lån på milde betingelser
information.dk | June 6, 2011Et lån fra Den Internationale Valutafond på tre mia. dollar uden skrappe krav skal genstarte den egyptiske økonomi, siger landets finansminister
L’UE échafaude son plan pour aider les pays de la Méditerranée
EurActiv France | June 2, 2011La reconstruction des pays arabes prendra des années, mais les mois qui viennent sont décisifs. Les populations civiles seront les premières juges de l’action de l’UE, qui doit être vigilante dans l’attribution de ses aides. Enquête.
Egypt’s Orderly Transition? International Aid and the Rush to Structural Adjustment
Jadaliyya | May 29, 2011Although press coverage of events in Egypt may have dropped off the front pages, discussion of the post-Mubarak period continues to dominate the financial news. Over the past few weeks, the economic direction of the interim Egyptian government has been the object of intense debate in the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
Inchiesta sulla banca che doveva risollevare le economie dei paesi ex-comunisti
Il Fatto Cotidiano | May 27, 2011La Bank for Reconstruction and Development doveva promuovere democrazia e sviluppo nei paesi dell’ex blocco sovietico, ma un’indagine di Bankwatch svela come l’istituto non abbia rispettato i diritti umani.
Post Mubarak, US aid to Egypt takes new shape
al-masri al-youm | May 26, 2011The new chapter in the history of US aid to Egypt involves a new but untested model that will focus on lending to small Egyptian businesses while encouraging focused investments chosen by the US.
EBRD agrees to start process for N.Africa expansion
Reuters | May 21, 2011ASTANA (Reuters) – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development agreed on Saturday to begin the process of expanding lending into the Middle East and North Africa, following a string of popular revolts in the Arab world.
EBRD Votes to Extend Lending Program
Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones | May 21, 2011ASTANA, Kazakhstan—The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on Saturday adopted a resolution to expand operations to lend to fledgling democracies in the Middle East and north Africa, following the wave of uprisings that has rocked the region and toppled regimes in Tunisia and Egypt.
