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World Bank's Bad Business in the Philippines

The Philippines is now hailed as a top ten reformer as a direct result of making economic, regulatory, and administrative policy changes following the advice and direction of the World Bank. As a result of these changes, in 2013 the Philippines became the third most popular destination for foreign investment in land in the world, with 5.2 million hectares acquired since 2006.

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World Bank's Bad Business in Nicaragua

Nicaragua is one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere. Foreign direct investment in the country has more than doubled in past years, and the World Bank has been actively promoting foreign investment in the agricultural sector despite the numerous health, social, and environmental problems associated with industrial plantations in Nicaragua. One of the most damaging activities is the production of sugarcane for ethanol. The crop is...

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Los Malos Negocios del Banco Mundial en Nicaragua

World Bank's Bad Business in Liberia

Since the first World Bank Doing Business survey in 2008, Liberia has implemented a series of reforms to improve the “ease of doing business in the country,” leading to its classification among the “top ten global reformers” of the 2010 Doing Business ranking. The subsequent worldwide advertisement of the country’s success attracted foreign direct investments (FDIs). In the agricultural sector, this resulted in giant palm oil and rubber...

World Bank's Bad Business in Honduras

In recent years, corporate investments in the agricultural sector and skewed land deals have been a source of intense conflicts with farmers, and have resulted in displacement, widespread human rights abuses, and murders. Yet, turning a blind eye to human rights and land rights violations, the World Bank continues to support agribusiness in the country through the provision of substantial loans.

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World Bank's Bad Business in Guatemala

According to the World Bank, Guatemala is one of the countries most open to foreign direct investment (FDI). It is among the top ten global reformers, and the only country in Latin America to appear on the Doing Business 2014’s top reformers list. In the past four years, the government has made significant reforms to attract FDI. In the agricultural sector, increased FDI—due in part to the adoption of the Central American Free Trade Agreement (...

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Press Releases and Public Statements

Alerte sur le plan de la Banque mondiale de privatisation des terres dans les pays en développement

The Toll of Doing Business on People and the Environment in India

The Toll of Doing Business on People and the Environment in Indonesia

World Bank's Ranking Programs on their Last Legs

It Is Time to End the Business Rankings of the World Bank

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Media

The End of World Bank's "Doing Business Report": A Landmark Victory for People & Planet

Inter Press Service

Why Governments should Reject Land Commodification Efforts Orchestrated by the World Bank and the United States

World Rainforest Movement

Is Development for the World Bank Mainly Doing Business?

IPS

Think Tank Decries Global Push to Privatise Land

Ceylon Today

World Bank Must Permanently End Ideologically Driven Doing Business Rankings

Common Dreams

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