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World Bank Group

Reports, briefs, and media around the activities of the World Bank. You can also learn more about the Our Land Our Business campaign by clicking here.

Publications

Land Deal Brief: The Role of the World Bank Group

The World Bank Group (WBG) promotes large-scale land investment in developing countries as a “win-win” situation where investors profit and “host” nations benefit from economic development, improved agricultural infrastructure, and employment opportunities. Since the 2008 food and financial crises, the number of land investment deals in developing countries has skyrocketed, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa.

(Mis)Investment in Agriculture: The Role of the International Finance Corporation in the Global Land Grab

Oakland Institute’s report exposes the role of the Bank’s private sector branch, International Finance Corporation (IFC), in fueling land grabs, especially in Africa.

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Press Releases and Public Statements

Civil Society Asks 3 Critical Questions of the World Bank at its 2015 Spring Meetings

Civil Society Denounces World Bank’s Conference on Land & Poverty

Stop Enabling Land Grabs: Agriculture Doesn’t Need World Bank’s Business Indicators.

The World Bank’s Sham Conference on Land and Poverty

Groups demand the U.S. Executive Director of the World Bank to Act to Phase Out Business Indicators

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Media

World Bank Aims to Hand Over Seed Industry to Agribusiness

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La Banque Mondiale Roule-t-elle pour Monsanto?

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Farms to Plantations: The West's Corporate Business Plan for Agriculture Across Africa

This Is Hell!

Bill Gates Supports Destructive, Corporate Africa Agenda: Study

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Opinion: World Bank Reinvents Tainted Aid Program for Ethiopia

IPS - Inter Press Service

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