http://bicusa.org/en/Region.3.aspx The latest news on Europe/Central Asia from the Bank Information Center 10 http://www.infodev.org/images/infodev.gif http://bicusa.org/en/Region.3.aspx The "Weekly Roundup" is a compilation of select news articles, blogs or other media concerning the international financial institutions from the past week. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3886.aspx Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3886.aspx The "Weekly Roundup" is a compilation of select news articles, blogs or other media concerning the international financial institutions from the past week. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3880.aspx Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3880.aspx International Financial Institution (IFI) lending through financial intermediaries (FIs) has become particularly significant in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region, but the IFIs lack adequate policies to ensure social and environmental best practices are applied to subsequent FI lending. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3884.aspx Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3884.aspx IFI involvement in mining and oil projects in the Timan-Pechora basin raises environmental and social concerns. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3882.aspx Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3882.aspx The IFIs are set to invest billions of dollars in transportation infrastructure in Central Asia, primarily under the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC). http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3879.aspx Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3879.aspx The "Weekly Roundup" is a compilation of select news articles, blogs or other media concerning the international financial institutions from the past week. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3872.aspx Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3872.aspx James Wolfensohn, a former World Bank president, may have assisted a corrupt businessman seeking control of Azerbaijan’s state oil company. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3873.aspx Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3873.aspx The international financial institutions (IFIs) have offered aid to Georgia, as the conflict winds down. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3875.aspx Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3875.aspx As the great powers seek energy security, Turkmenistan is at the center of a number of pipeline proposals. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3870.aspx Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3870.aspx The "Weekly Roundup" is a compilation of select news articles, blogs or other media concerning the international financial institutions from the past week. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3866.aspx Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3866.aspx A fire on the Turkish segment of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline has led to declined oil production, pipeline closure, and security fears. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3867.aspx Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3867.aspx The "Weekly Roundup" is a compilation of select news articles, blogs or other media concerning the international financial institutions from the past week. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3863.aspx Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3863.aspx The "Weekly Roundup" is a compilation of select news articles, blogs or other media concerning the international financial institutions from the past week. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3856.aspx Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3856.aspx As the World Bank prepares to launch two new climate investment funds at the upcoming G8 summit, and positions itself as the "climate bank," new statistics developed by the Bank Information Center show that the World Bank's private sector arm, the International Financial Corporation (IFC), increased its lending for fossil fuel projects by a staggering 165% in FY2008. Taken as a whole, the World Bank Group increased its fossil-fuel lending by 60% in the same period. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3840.aspx Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3840.aspx Civil society access to information is often impeded by the Asian Development Bank. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3854.aspx Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:34:56 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3854.aspx The "Weekly Roundup" is a compilation of select news articles, blogs or other media concerning the international financial institutions from the past week. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3848.aspx Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3848.aspx On July 9-10, 2008, the International Monetarty Funds’s (IMF) Working Group on Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) held a two-day meeting in Singapore to address concerns around SWFs and consider possible guidelines. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3849.aspx Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3849.aspx Europe’s pursuit of new energy routes has helped secure Central Asia’s eligibility for funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB), leading to concerns about further extractive industry financing in the region. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3851.aspx Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3851.aspx On June 16, 2008, the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) agreed to loan up to $3.7 billion for the controversial oil and gas project in Russia. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3846.aspx Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3846.aspx The "Weekly Roundup" is a compilation of select news articles, blogs or other media concerning the international financial institutions from the past week. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3841.aspx Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3841.aspx July riots signal the importance of transparency and responsible revenue management for Mongolia’s political stability. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3837.aspx Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3837.aspx Bank Information Center has recently released it's new "Handbook for Advocacy on Extractive Industry Revenues: Good Practices and the IMF’s Guide on Resource Revenue Transparency." http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3836.aspx Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:34:41 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3836.aspx The "Weekly Roundup" is a compilation of select news articles, blogs or other media concerning the international financial institutions from the past week. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3826.aspx Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3826.aspx The Bota Foundation, administered by the World Bank, held its first Board of Trustees meeting in June. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3824.aspx Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3824.aspx World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick praised Kazakhstan for its role in reviving the Aral Sea, on a recent visit to the region. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3825.aspx Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3825.aspx The "Weekly Roundup" is a compilation of select news articles, blogs or other media concerning the international financial institutions from the past week. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3802.aspx Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3802.aspx The World Bank's Tiger Conservation Initiative aims to raise global awareness about the plight of the endangered tiger and to work with local and international communities to stave off its extinction. The initiative is unprecedented for an institution whose stated mission is to fight poverty in developing countries rather than conserve endangered species. But a day after the launch, India is reported for have refused the World Bank's "offer" for a loan for the inititiative. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3807.aspx Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:53:13 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3807.aspx Russian oil and gas companies Gazprom and Lukoil discovered a major oil and gas condensate deposit in the Caspian Sea. The deposit will be developed along with Kazakhstan. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3806.aspx Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:15:21 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3806.aspx 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. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3804.aspx Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3804.aspx The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will earmark 40% of its Russian lending to infrastructure. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3803.aspx Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3803.aspx The "Weekly Roundup" is a compilation of select news articles, blogs or other media concerning the international financial institutions from the past week. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3791.aspx Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3791.aspx Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Azerbaijan. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3792.aspx Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3792.aspx Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Kazakhstan. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3794.aspx Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3794.aspx Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in the Kyrgyz Republic. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3795.aspx Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3795.aspx Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Mongolia. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3796.aspx Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3796.aspx Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Georgia. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3797.aspx Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3797.aspx Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Russia. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3798.aspx Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3798.aspx Read highlights from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's (EBRD) Annual Meeting, held last month in Kiev, Ukraine. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3787.aspx Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:52:39 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3787.aspx The "Weekly Roundup" is a compilation of select news articles, blogs or other media concerning the international financial institutions from the past week. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3781.aspx Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3781.aspx The World Bank announced today that it has set up a financing facility in the order of $1.2 billion to assist with the global food crisis. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3784.aspx Thu, 29 May 2008 15:16:41 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3784.aspx The International Monetary Fund (IMF) lending is at an all time low, and the institution is forced to redefine its role as developing countries benefit from the availability of other sources of finance. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3783.aspx Wed, 28 May 2008 11:57:54 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3783.aspx This is a new feature from BIC! This "Weekly Roundup" is a compilation of select news articles, blogs or other media concerning the international financial institutions from the past week. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3779.aspx Fri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3779.aspx This is a new feature from BIC! This "Weekly Roundup" is a compilation of select news articles, blogs or other media concerning the international financial institutions from the past week. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3764.aspx Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3764.aspx 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. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3767.aspx Thu, 15 May 2008 14:37:52 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3767.aspx Skyrocketing food prices have forced the international financial institutions (IFIs) to articulate responses to the situation. The World Bank has conjured a "New Deal for Global Food Policy" to pump agriculture-oriented loans and programs into Africa and to address emergency financing needs. The IMF has voiced concern over the likely macroeconomic shocks of the food crisis in low-income countries. But the Bretton Woods Institutions must wrestle with a legacy that helped set the stage for diminished food security in many low-income countries. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3763.aspx Fri, 09 May 2008 10:31:29 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3763.aspx This is a new feature from BIC! This "Weekly Roundup" is a compilation of select news articles, blogs or other media concerning the international financial institutions from the past week. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3762.aspx Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3762.aspx This is a new feature from BIC! This "Weekly Roundup" is a compliation of select news articles, blogs or other media concerning the international financial institutions from the past week. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3749.aspx Fri, 02 May 2008 10:47:40 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3749.aspx In a recently released audit report, the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) Office of Compliance, Advisor/Ombudsman (CAO) has found that the IFC is out of compliance with safety standards for toxic emissions at the giant Karachaganak Oil and Gas Condensate Field in western Kazakhstan. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3745.aspx Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:43:06 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3745.aspx In a victory for environmental groups, the Kazakhstan’s Supreme Court ruled in favor of Green Salvation, a environmental group, in a precedent setting lawsuit seeking access to environmental information about atmospheric emissions at the Karachaganak Oil and Gas Condensate Field in western Kazakhstan. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3728.aspx Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:55:25 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3728.aspx Read the special Spring Meetings edition of the Bretton Woods Update, co-produced with Afrodad, Bank Information Center, Choike, and Eurodad. The issue is also available in Spanish. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3724.aspx Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:18:31 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3724.aspx A struggle over selecting the successor to the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has divided donor and recipient countries in a manner that is reminiscent of the recent debates over succession at the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3705.aspx Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:28:29 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3705.aspx 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. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3694.aspx Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3694.aspx In a victory for local environmental groups, the Sakhalin Energy Investment Company, Ltd. (Sakhalin Energy) told Dow Jones yesterday that it is withdrawing applications for hundreds of millions of dollars in public financing for the crisis-plagued Sakhalin II project from the US Export Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) and the UK Export Credit Guarantee Department (ECGD). http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3690.aspx Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:50:15 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3690.aspx Read the preliminary assessment of the implementation of project level revenue transparency commitments for the extractive industry projects financed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3685.aspx Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:08:37 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3685.aspx Size of debt to be repaid will depend on the size of the penalties for early repayment. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3674.aspx Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:03:39 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3674.aspx Kashagan Oil Field threatens local livelihoods, health, and endangered species. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3669.aspx Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3669.aspx The World Bank will be launching four new projects in Macedonia in 2008, for a total amount of $175 million. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3661.aspx Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:45:52 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3661.aspx 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. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3660.aspx Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:44:17 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3660.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3659.aspx Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:07:32 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3659.aspx The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the government of Mongolia and the World Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is now available. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3626.aspx Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:20:31 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3626.aspx Resolution is welcomed by NGOs campaigning to have export credit agencies and public investment banks be held accountable for their actions. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3586.aspx Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:36:41 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3586.aspx Guilt for the environmental catastrophe in the Strait of Kerch lies with the authorities in Russia and Ukraine, as well as with the companies transporting dangerous cargo http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3572.aspx Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3572.aspx Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Mongolia. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3552.aspx Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3552.aspx In a letter to the Asian Development Bank's Environment Division, non-governmental organizations raised substantial concerns about recent developments with the Safeguard Policy Update (SPU) process, calling into question the possibility of genuine participation by civil society organizations. It reminds the ADB to honour its previous commitments about the process of these consultations. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3548.aspx Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:17:16 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3548.aspx Questions remain as to whether the IFC will use its role as a major IDA donor to deflect criticism of its own investments. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3545.aspx Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3545.aspx On October 15th, a public hearing on the World Bank will take place in The Hague. The hearing aims to raise the debate on the legitimacy of the World Bank and influence the aid distribution process. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3529.aspx Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:10:57 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3529.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3524.aspx Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:11:14 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3524.aspx World Bank President Robert Zoellick has named former Nigerian Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as a new managing director of the Bank, effective December 1, 2007. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3522.aspx Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:50:47 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3522.aspx The Kazakh government fined an oil consortium led by Chevron for over half a billion dollars earlier this month in a move that some view as the government's attempt to pressure international oil companies to provide it with greater oil revenues. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3521.aspx Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:54:51 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3521.aspx Whistleblowers have found evidence of large scale fraud in Armenia, but the World Bank's Institutional Integrity Department (INT) has deemed the case to be of only "medium priority," and is holding off inquiries into the allegations. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3517.aspx Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:15:22 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3517.aspx In an effort to reduce dependence on Russian gas, the European Union endorses the development of the Nabucco gas pipeline. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3501.aspx Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:21:21 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3501.aspx Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Kazakhstan. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3500.aspx Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:24:56 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3500.aspx Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Azerbaijan. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3499.aspx Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:57:10 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3499.aspx 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. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3495.aspx Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:34:28 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3495.aspx A recent World Bank report on Eastern and Central Asia "proposes structural reforms in areas where expenditure pressures are acute and suggests how to create fiscal space in other areas critical for growth." http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3490.aspx Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:56:55 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3490.aspx The Asian Development Bank has completed the consultation process on its draft Energy Strategy. Civil society organizations from throughout the region have called on the ADB to incorporate current international best practices in sector, and at minimum to adopt the principles of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3461.aspx Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:54:54 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3461.aspx 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. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3459.aspx Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:45:05 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3459.aspx Find out what extractive industry (oil, gas, mining) and energy projects the international financial institutions (IFIs) are financing in your country. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3395.aspx Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3395.aspx The Asian Development Bank released a draft of its proposed Energy Strategy on May 28 for a sixty day comment period ending July 27, 2007. Civil society groups will engage with ADB but want to see more iterations of draft. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3391.aspx Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:56:07 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3391.aspx The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) held its Annual Governors Meeting in Kazan, Russia May 20-21, 2007. The NGO Programme organized by the Bank attracted a large array of civil society organizations from Russia and abroad. While many questions were left unanswered by the Bank, NGOs succeeded in raising issues of critical importance to civil society in Russia and elsewhere. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3384.aspx Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3384.aspx 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. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3345.aspx Tue, 15 May 2007 12:44:55 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3345.aspx 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. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3342.aspx Tue, 15 May 2007 12:43:05 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3342.aspx The EIB is launching a public consultation as part of a review of its anti-fraud policy from February 12-April 18, 2007. If required, this process will be extended to include another 20 working-day consultation, taking into account stakeholder comments from the first round. Comments accepted until April 18, 2007. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3208.aspx Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:38:20 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3208.aspx The EBRD has expanded its activities markedly in 2006 and has increased investment in Russia, particularly outside major cities. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3207.aspx Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:30:41 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3207.aspx BIC launches its new Russian language site! http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3195.aspx Mon, 05 Mar 2007 11:47:09 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3195.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3193.aspx Fri, 02 Mar 2007 17:06:26 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3193.aspx The U.S. Government Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) recommended to British Petroleum (BP) that more safety precautions are needed for the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) Pipeline, which transports oil from the Caspian Sea through Azerbaijan and Georgia to Turkey. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3131.aspx Tue, 06 Feb 2007 17:36:32 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3131.aspx Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Azerbaijan. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3114.aspx Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:11:45 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3114.aspx Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Kazakhstan. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3113.aspx Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:09:44 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3113.aspx Useful information about recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in the Kyrgyz Republic. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3112.aspx Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:07:28 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3112.aspx 80 organizations from across Europe and North America have signed a statement in support of the Rosia Montana community, in advance of a film screening at National Geographic. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3098.aspx Wed, 24 Jan 2007 11:39:50 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3098.aspx The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has decided not to fund the largest oil and gas project in the world, Sakhalin II, on Russia’s Far Eastern island after several years of consultations. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3091.aspx Tue, 16 Jan 2007 15:58:07 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3091.aspx BIC's Europe and Central Asia program recently conducted a research study of legal agreement disclosure in European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Extractive Industries projects. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3083.aspx Tue, 09 Jan 2007 12:38:45 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3083.aspx BIC's Europe and Central Asia program has compiled an easy access source of information on International Financial Institution (IFI) disclosure policies and their weaknesses. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3082.aspx Tue, 09 Jan 2007 12:32:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3082.aspx In July 2001, the World Bank Group (WBG) commissioned the Extractive Industry Review (EIR), a process led by an independent secretariat established to analyze whether extractive industries projects could be compatible with the WBG’s goals of sustainable development and poverty reduction. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3081.aspx Tue, 09 Jan 2007 12:23:51 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3081.aspx The Georgian Prime Minister, Zurab Nogaideli, came to Washington, D.C. this week to meet with key officials and speak about his country’s progress in the three years after the Rose Revolution, as well as comment on the country’s relations with Europe and Russia at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3050.aspx Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3050.aspx The new 2007-2009 Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for Russia was endorsed by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on December 14. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3057.aspx Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3057.aspx After months of strained negotiations, it appears that Shell and its partners have given Gazprom, the Russian-state owned gas monopoly, 50 percent plus one control of the controversial oil and gas project. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3046.aspx Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3046.aspx About 150 Kyrgyz protesters gathered around the World Bank's office in Bishkek to protest their government’s decision to take on the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative (HIPC) - a World Bank and International Monetary Fund program to help poor countries by writing off part of their debt. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3048.aspx Wed, 06 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3048.aspx Kazakhstan signs two memoranda of understanding (MOU) with the World Bank that focus on improving the efficiency of public finance management and increasing extractive industry transparency. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3058.aspx Mon, 04 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3058.aspx The Sakhalin II project has come under fierce scrutiny by the Russian authorities in recent days, and may be suspended in certain sections due to allegations of illegal deforestation, the dumping of toxic waste, and soil erosion. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2994.aspx Fri, 27 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2994.aspx This paper assesses a decade of IFI operations in Azerbaijan and how those operations have performed in relation to the goal of economic diversification – a main objective of IFI lending programs and the main priority of Azerbaijan's poverty reduction program. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2934.aspx Thu, 24 Aug 2006 11:41:18 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2934.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2898.aspx Tue, 25 Jul 2006 16:23:16 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2898.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2897.aspx Tue, 25 Jul 2006 16:19:55 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2897.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2896.aspx Tue, 25 Jul 2006 16:03:43 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2896.aspx According to European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the new Energy Policy focuses on investment in energy efficiency, renewable energy projects, regulatory reform, and corporate responsibility. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2881.aspx Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:54:38 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2881.aspx Publicly disclosed external observer monitoring reports on Sakhalin II project were different from the original reports on which the released reports were allegedly based. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2835.aspx Mon, 12 Jun 2006 09:46:41 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2835.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2807.aspx Tue, 23 May 2006 12:03:50 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2807.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2806.aspx Tue, 23 May 2006 11:56:44 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2806.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2805.aspx Tue, 23 May 2006 11:52:52 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2805.aspx On May 16, the Board of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) approved new transparency requirements for the institution. Little progress has been made... http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2803.aspx Mon, 22 May 2006 15:19:31 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2803.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2800.aspx Thu, 18 May 2006 15:42:24 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2800.aspx The situation on remote Sakhalin Island, considered to be one of the most promising new ventures by oil and gas corporations, has many concerned that environmental protection is taking a backseat to oil extraction. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2786.aspx Fri, 12 May 2006 11:24:51 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2786.aspx While the new policy does not reflect all the proposals put forward by civil society organisations which engaged in the consultation process, it is nevertheless an important step in the right direction from the EU's multi-billion euro lending house bank. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2726.aspx Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:45:11 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2726.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2725.aspx Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:09:54 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2725.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2711.aspx Tue, 04 Apr 2006 13:09:43 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2711.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2695.aspx Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:58:08 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2695.aspx George joins BIC from the Trade Directorate of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris. He'll continue the program's work on extractive industries and revenue and contract transparency in the region. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2692.aspx Thu, 23 Mar 2006 10:06:12 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2692.aspx The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has expressed its interest and intent to provide more assistance to new underdeveloped markets outside of its usual lending sphere. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2682.aspx Thu, 16 Mar 2006 13:08:01 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2682.aspx The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development held the first of several public consultations in London on the Sakhalin II gas project, part of the 120-day public consultation period due to end on April 21. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2672.aspx Tue, 14 Mar 2006 11:30:34 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2672.aspx The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) recently released a new draft of its Public Information Policy for public comment until April 14, 2006. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2664.aspx Fri, 03 Mar 2006 16:48:11 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2664.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2644.aspx Tue, 14 Feb 2006 14:36:10 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2644.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2643.aspx Tue, 14 Feb 2006 14:32:06 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2643.aspx The ECA Program focuses on the World Bank Group (including the International Finance Corporation), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2521.aspx Thu, 09 Feb 2006 13:01:48 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2521.aspx Peaceful protests on Sakhalin island urge EBRD to reject financing for reckless Sakhalin II project. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2618.aspx Tue, 31 Jan 2006 13:44:49 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2618.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2617.aspx Tue, 31 Jan 2006 13:35:51 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2617.aspx Bulgarian Ministry of Environment and Water "silently denied" Canadian mining company gold mining development. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2599.aspx Mon, 23 Jan 2006 15:44:16 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2599.aspx CEE Bankwatch and BIC release new report "Grounded in Washington" assessing World Bank Group implementation of the Extractive Industries Review commitments. <ul><li class="DocPDF"> <a href=" http://aa.ecn.cz/img_upload/2a47e698cb07569dfd0ebe077b6aad99/grounded_in_dc_web.pdf "> “Grounded in Washington” </a> CEE Bankwatch and BIC, December, 2005 (Acrobat PDF 1.5MB) </li></ul> http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2552.aspx Thu, 22 Dec 2005 12:04:19 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2552.aspx Opposition party leader Robert Fico accuses World Bank of providing Slovak government with strategies for political spin campaign. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2451.aspx Thu, 27 Oct 2005 11:09:03 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2451.aspx Coinciding with the proposed time for release of WB Progress Report on EIR implementation, on December 11-14, 2005 CEE Bankwatch and BIC will host a workshop in Washington, DC to highlight WBG performance on the implementation of EIR recommendations. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2446.aspx Wed, 26 Oct 2005 11:47:10 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2446.aspx Report released on October 11, ahead of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline opening ceremony in Tbilisi, Georgia details the infringements detected in the construction phase of the Georgian section of the BTC pipeline and the problems – many of them with long-term implications – faced by Georgians during the implementation of the project. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2402.aspx Tue, 11 Oct 2005 12:17:16 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2402.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2367.aspx Tue, 04 Oct 2005 16:26:40 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2367.aspx The European Investment Bank has begun a second round of public consultation on its Disclosure and Information Policy. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2366.aspx Tue, 04 Oct 2005 13:49:40 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2366.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2290.aspx Thu, 18 Aug 2005 15:01:08 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2290.aspx The Kazakhstan Country Update provides information about recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to International Financial Institution (IFI) involvement in Kazakhstan. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2286.aspx Mon, 15 Aug 2005 09:59:07 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2286.aspx The director of the Oil, Mining, Gas and Chemicals Department responds to a civil society letter noting lack of progress on implementing Extractive Industries Review recommendations. Read the full response and highlights. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2285.aspx Fri, 12 Aug 2005 12:11:32 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2285.aspx The Azerbaijan Country Update provides information about recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to International Financial Institution (IFI) involvement in Azerbaijan. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2221.aspx Fri, 05 Aug 2005 13:27:52 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2221.aspx Independent assessment of Safeguard Policies implementation also recommended. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2241.aspx Mon, 01 Aug 2005 15:07:44 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2241.aspx Asian Development Bank announces plans to review policies on Involuntary Resettlement, Indigenous Peoples, and Environment. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2234.aspx Mon, 01 Aug 2005 11:46:22 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2234.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2195.aspx Thu, 14 Jul 2005 14:23:05 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2195.aspx The Kazakhstan Country Update provides information about recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to International Financial Institution (IFI) involvement in Kazakhstan. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2177.aspx Mon, 20 Jun 2005 14:07:32 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2177.aspx As EIB reviews its disclosure policy, civil society delivered a statement, endorsed by organizations from around the world, noting lack of significant improvement in the draft policy and offering recommendations for greater transparency. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2173.aspx Thu, 16 Jun 2005 11:55:45 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2173.aspx The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline was officially opened on May 25 with Presidential ceremony. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2131.aspx Tue, 31 May 2005 15:21:45 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2131.aspx Two reports released on May 23, ahead of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline 'opening' ceremony in Baku, reveal significant concerns regarding the environmental and social damage being caused by the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) backed project in Azerbaijan and Georgia. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2128.aspx Tue, 24 May 2005 11:05:47 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2128.aspx As western dignitaries gather to celebrate the initial flow of Caspian oil - although the Georgian section of the pipeline is still incomplete - police ends a peaceful rally in Baku, Azerbaijan, with arrests and violence. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2127.aspx Tue, 24 May 2005 10:32:10 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2127.aspx The Azerbaijan Country Update provides information about recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to International Financial Institution (IFI) involvement in Azerbaijan http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2124.aspx Mon, 23 May 2005 12:41:49 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2124.aspx "The Source", a CEE Bankwatch Network film about the Baku-Tiblisi-Ceyhan pipeline project in Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey, premiered on April 29, 2005 at the One World Film Festival in Prague. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2123.aspx Mon, 23 May 2005 11:41:42 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2123.aspx Regional public prosecutor office claims Russian environmental law was violated when Sakhalin Energy was given a license to dump dredging materials near a Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) shipping terminal in Aniva Bay, part of the controversial Sakhalin II oil and gas project. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2110.aspx Thu, 12 May 2005 10:27:53 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2110.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2101.aspx Thu, 05 May 2005 11:50:19 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2101.aspx With the release of its new Transport Operations Policy 2005-2008, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) missed a strategic opportunity in pioneering support for sustainable transport in Central and Eastern Europe http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2096.aspx Mon, 02 May 2005 11:50:06 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2096.aspx Media reports claim Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has agreed to provide a USD 4 billion credit line for the controversial Sakhalin II oil and gas project in the Russian Far East. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2095.aspx Thu, 28 Apr 2005 11:45:39 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2095.aspx BP faces accusations in court from BTC pipeline contractors that it covered up a safety flaw on a strategic energy project, which if uncorrected could cause an environmental disaster in the Caspian region. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2083.aspx Wed, 20 Apr 2005 15:30:34 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2083.aspx The IFC-funded Karachaganak Petroleum Operating has become the worldwide record holder for environmental fines, and has been denied licensing by the government of Kazakhstan. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2080.aspx Wed, 20 Apr 2005 15:10:05 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2080.aspx The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) was encouraged to clean up its multi-million euro energy sector lending as more than 130 civil society organisations from around the world backed recommendations for positive changes in the EBRD's new Energy Policy, to be finalised later this year. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2053.aspx Wed, 30 Mar 2005 13:10:54 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2053.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2050.aspx Fri, 25 Mar 2005 12:56:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2050.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2003.aspx Tue, 22 Mar 2005 12:12:44 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2003.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1996.aspx Tue, 22 Mar 2005 10:59:24 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1996.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1976.aspx Mon, 14 Mar 2005 11:00:09 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1976.aspx This event will take place on 21-23 May in Belgrade. Information about the programme, registration, and logistical arrangements for NGOs is available. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1951.aspx Tue, 01 Mar 2005 13:19:27 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1951.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1941.aspx Thu, 24 Feb 2005 11:12:44 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1941.aspx CEE Bankwatch Network raises concerns that European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is violating its own environmental policy by failing to use renewable energy to supply electricity to its London head office. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1905.aspx Fri, 11 Feb 2005 12:56:53 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1905.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1901.aspx Thu, 10 Feb 2005 10:08:25 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1901.aspx Several NGOs are demanding changes to the new policy, hoping to set the EBRD on a more sustainable and equitable energy development path. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1886.aspx Fri, 04 Feb 2005 13:38:32 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1886.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1881.aspx Wed, 02 Feb 2005 16:12:54 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1881.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1868.aspx Fri, 21 Jan 2005 10:28:04 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1868.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1807.aspx Tue, 07 Dec 2004 16:46:42 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1807.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1774.aspx Tue, 30 Nov 2004 15:35:26 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1774.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1764.aspx Thu, 18 Nov 2004 12:52:15 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1764.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1679.aspx Tue, 26 Oct 2004 15:29:07 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1679.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1636.aspx Wed, 22 Sep 2004 14:05:57 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1636.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1568.aspx Fri, 13 Aug 2004 15:59:09 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1568.aspx Government lifts suspension of work on BTC following BP's failure to obtain environmental certification to proceed http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1563.aspx Tue, 10 Aug 2004 16:34:17 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1563.aspx BP has suspended construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline in the Borjomi valley of Georgia for two weeks by request from the Ministry of the Environment of Georgia. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1535.aspx Fri, 30 Jul 2004 15:54:41 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1535.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1545.aspx Thu, 29 Jul 2004 16:58:33 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1545.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1525.aspx Thu, 10 Jun 2004 18:04:54 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1525.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1445.aspx Fri, 07 May 2004 10:37:14 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1445.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1392.aspx Mon, 12 Apr 2004 13:46:54 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1392.aspx This update supplements the previous Update #1 on MDB Activities in Kazakhstan http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1391.aspx Mon, 12 Apr 2004 12:12:03 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1391.aspx This update supplements the original October report titled "Multilateral Development Investment in Azerbaijan Through September 2003." http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1333.aspx Wed, 03 Mar 2004 16:34:48 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1333.aspx The Bank Information Center has prepared a new report to help interested organizations understand the scope of MDB activity in Tajikistan and access information about specific projects. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1332.aspx Wed, 03 Mar 2004 15:19:02 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1332.aspx This update supplements the original October report titled "Multilateral Development Bank Investment in Kazakhstan: Through September 2003." http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1374.aspx Sun, 01 Feb 2004 14:44:16 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1374.aspx This report titled, "Multilateral Development Investment in Azerbaijan," was written to help interested organizations understand the scope of MDB activity in Azerbaijan and access information about specific projects. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.737.aspx Sat, 01 Nov 2003 12:59:14 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.737.aspx The Bank Information Center has prepared a new report titled, "Multilateral Development Bank Investment in Kazakhstan: Through September 2003," in order to help interested organizations understand the scope of MDB activity in Kazakhstan and access information about specific projects. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.738.aspx Fri, 31 Oct 2003 13:07:45 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.738.aspx