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IFC Warned of Systemic Safeguards Failures in Honduras

By Carey L. Biron
For the second time this year, an internal auditor has criticised the World Bank’s private sector investment agency over dealings in Honduras, and is warning that similar problems are likely being experienced elsewhere.

World Bank Arm Admits Wrongs in Honduras Loan

By Jim Lobe
In an unusual statement, the World Bank’s private-sector arm has threatened to cancel a controversial investment in a Honduran palm oil company that has been implicated in serious human rights abuses, including numerous killings, over the past five years.


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