International Finance Corporation (IFC)

IDB Modernises Crucial Social and Environmental Safeguards

By Emilio Godoy
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is in the process of modernising the social and environmental safeguards that govern the financing of projects considered vital for the construction of sustainable infrastructure in the Latin American region.

Will the New BRICS Bank Break with Traditional Development Models, or Replicate Them?

By Kanya D'Almeida
Just days ahead of a summit of the BRICS group of emerging economies (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) in which the five countries are expected to formally launch their New Development Bank (NDB), 40 NGOs and civil society groups have penned an open letter to their respective governments urging transparency and accountability in the proposed banking process.


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