Arcelor Mittal SA: Undone and dusted
9 June 2011 | Financial Mail
No-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
6 June 2011 | information.dk
Den 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
6 June 2011 | information.dk
Et 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
2 June 2011 | EurActiv France
La 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
29 May 2011 | Jadaliyya
Although 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
27 May 2011 | Il Fatto Cotidiano
La 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.
