Beatings, framings and industrial chicken farms: a human rights briefing on MHP projects and international public finance in Ukraine
Publication | 5 May, 2017Ukrainian company Myronivsky Hliboproduct PJSC (MHP) is a long-term client of both the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation. MHP development has faced local opposition in a number
Read moreWhy the EBRD should not finance the Southern Gas Corridor
Publication | 5 May, 2017While the EBRD is currently considering loans for the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) and TANAP, both part of the Southern Gas Corridor, the bank should asses the reputational and financial risks of involvement in the project.
Read moreThe development of Mongolia’s energy sector: Going beyond coal
Publication | 5 May, 2017Mongolia’s fragile economic situation, with its high deficit and increasing foreign debt, is putting the country on a risk map for foreign investment. Even so, the government and international financial institutions show no sign of adjusting their plan
Read moreBratislava D4/R7 Highway
Publication | 5 May, 2017There have been a number of irregularities with the planning of the Bratislava D4/R7 project that have stirred public criticism about the imprudent spending of public money. This briefing presents a summary of the facts and allegations that can be seen
Read moreNuclear safety and decommissioning – Update on the EBRD’s Ukraine Safety Upgrade programme
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EPS: What does ‘restructuring’ mean?
Publication | 5 May, 2017Serbia’s national electricity company (EPS) – despite its long-standing relationship with the EBRD, and despite Serbia‘s obligation to align its legislation to the EU’s environmental, competition, human rights and climate policies – does not plan to re
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Doing the same thing and expecting different results: Mongolia plans to curb air pollution with more coal
Blog entry | 3 May, 2017A new law on air pollution recently adopted by the Mongolian government is in part the result of massive demonstrations against air pollution in the capital. The new policy, however, involves even more reliance on coal.
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Mongolia’s energy sector: time for a rethink
Publication | 3 May, 2017This report is meant as a background document for civil society in Mongolia and international groups to advocate for increased transparency and participation in priority energy projects; improved forecasts of power demand and alternatives for the sus
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