14 July 2010
Organizations from different Asian countries demanded that multilateral agencies place additional and stronger safety provisions in their investment standards to ensure that poor communities do not become more vulnerable due to 'aggressive' development projects.
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Groups seek stronger World Bank investment standards to protect poor, GMANews.tv, July 12, 2010 (GMANews.tv)
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PRESS RELEASE: Independent review points to Weda Bay Nickel plans as cause for major concern, Bank Information Center, July 12, 2010
BIC's IFC Performance Standards review webpage