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DRC Mega-Dam to Be Funded by Private Sector, Groups Charge

By Carey L. Biron

Watchdog groups here are warning that a deal has been struck that would see Chinese investors fund a massive, contentious dam on the Congo River, the first phase of a project that could eventually be the largest hydroelectric project in the world.

U.S. Tightens Development Safeguards

By Carey L. Biron
Development activists and rights watchdogs are applauding a surprise strengthening of environmental and human rights policies governing U.S. development funding and overseas financial assistance.

World Bank Mulls First Strategic Overhaul in Two Decades

By Carey L. Biron
World Bank President Jim Kim has formally put forward a major new proposal to refocus both the bank’s priorities and how it pursues those aims.


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