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    <title>BIC Updates: Европейский Банк Реконструкции и Развития</title>
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    <description>The latest news on the Европейский Банк Реконструкции и Развития from the Bank Information Center</description>
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      <title>Kazakhstan signs BTC agreement into law, plans new pipelines</title>
      <description>Kazakhstan has signed into law a 2006 agreement to transport oil through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, while making plans to connect its oil to the BTC route through additional domestic and trans-Caspian pipelines.   </description>
      <link>http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3804.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>EBRD focuses its Russian lending on infrastructure</title>
      <description>The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will earmark 40% of its Russian lending to infrastructure.  </description>
      <link>http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3803.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Azerbaijan Country Update #14</title>
      <description>Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Azerbaijan.</description>
      <link>http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3792.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Kazakhstan Country Update #16</title>
      <description>Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Kazakhstan. </description>
      <link>http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3794.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Kyrgyz Republic Country Update #5</title>
      <description>Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in the Kyrgyz Republic. </description>
      <link>http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3795.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mongolia Country Update #2</title>
      <description>Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Mongolia. </description>
      <link>http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3796.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Georgia Country Update #1</title>
      <description>Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Georgia. </description>
      <link>http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3797.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Russia Country Update #1</title>
      <description>Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Russia. </description>
      <link>http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3798.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>EBRD approves new policies</title>
      <description>The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved new Environmental and Social Policy as well as a Public Information Policy, a week before the EBRD Annual Meetings.</description>
      <link>http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3767.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 14:37:52 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>EBRD presents draft of its revised Environmental and Social Policy</title>
      <description>The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) recently published a draft of its newly revised Environmental and Social Policy. EBRD is soliciting public comments on the draft policy document until April 9, 2008.</description>
      <link>http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3694.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Nabucco Pipeline starts technical planning while considerations for seventh partner remain</title>
      <description>After several delays, the gas pipeline project is expected to enter into initial constuction phase in 2009 amid civil society concerns over environmental and social impacts.</description>
      <link>http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3660.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:44:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Letter to EBRD on mining in Mongolia</title>
      <description>BIC’s Europe and Central Asia program sent a letter to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) following a meeting with officials at the EBRD Annual Meetings in Kazan, Russia in May 2007 in which EBRD invited suggestions on best international practices in sustainable mining. EBRD officials also promised to look into making public the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the government of Mongolia and the EBRD, ADB, and World Bank. To date, the MoU is not available to the public. BIC’s letter and the EBRD response are available below.</description>
      <link>http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3571.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:57:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mongolia Country Update #1</title>
      <description>Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Mongolia.</description>
      <link>http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3552.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Казахстан: последние новости. Выпуск №15</title>
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      <link>http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3525.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:29:15 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Азербайджан: последние новости. Выпуск №13</title>
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      <link>http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3524.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:11:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Europeans commit to Nabucco pipeline</title>
      <description>In an effort to reduce dependence on Russian gas, the European Union endorses the development of the Nabucco gas pipeline.</description>
      <link>http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3501.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:21:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Kazakhstan Country Update #15</title>
      <description>Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Kazakhstan.</description>
      <link>http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3500.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:24:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Azerbaijan Country Update #13</title>
      <description>Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Azerbaijan.</description>
      <link>http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3499.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:57:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>UN adopts Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples</title>
      <description>On September 13th, after over 20 years of negotiations, the United Nations General Assembly finally adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The international declaration sets a higher standard for international financial institutions (IFIs) to ensure safeguards and strengthen their policies on indigenous peoples.</description>
      <link>http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3495.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:34:28 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>EBRD disengages from talks on Sakhalin II Project</title>
      <description>In a recent press release, EBRD stated that it has officially withdrawn from negotiations with Sakhalin Energy Investment Company, in part due to changes in shareholding of the company. Gazprom became the majority shareholder of SEIC in April 2007. EBRD now considers it more preferable to work with Gazprom on other energy projects in Russia in the future.   </description>
      <link>http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3459.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:45:05 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>EBRD begins civil society engagement in review of its Environmental Policy</title>
      <description>The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) plans to expand its Environmental Policy into an Environmental and Social Policy, which will be complemented by a set of Policy Requirements, modeled after the Performance Standards of the International Finance Corporation.</description>
      <link>http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3345.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2007 12:44:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>2007 Annual Meeting of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)</title>
      <description>The EBRD Annual Meeting and Business Forum will be held 20-21 May 2007 in Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation. One hot topic of conversation will be over the institution's profits. </description>
      <link>http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3342.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2007 12:43:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3342.aspx</guid>
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      <title>Новый выпуск BIC: Краткое руководство по обеспечению прозрачности доходов и контрактов</title>
      <description>Данный документ призван стать кратким руководством для организаций гражданского общества по отслеживанию стратегий и практик в области прозрачности доходов и контрактов.</description>
      <link>http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3201.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:32:36 GMT</pubDate>
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