http://www.bicusa.org/en/Region.11.aspx The latest news on Azerbaijan from the Bank Information Center 10 http://www.infodev.org/images/infodev.gif http://www.bicusa.org/en/Region.11.aspx Five renewable energy projects in Central Asia demonstrate the development effectiveness of such projects. A best practices model identifies the replicable elements of the projects so that international financial institutions can adopt these best practices in developing an energy investment strategy. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.12062.aspx Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:28:05 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.12062.aspx The Brazilian National Development Bank, BNDES, receives the third installment of a loan to provide credit for businesses to modernize and expand operations. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.11080.aspx Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:38:35 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.11080.aspx A new study shows that even modest temperature increases will shrink the Amazon substantially. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.11079.aspx Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:51:49 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.11079.aspx World Bank publicly launches review of its Disclosure Policy http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.11069.aspx Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.11069.aspx As the World Bank launches a review of its policy on access to information, the Global Transparency Initiative will track the review process and provide analytical support to civil society groups concerned with transparency standards at the Bank. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.11062.aspx Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.11062.aspx A meeting on the status of the planned natural gas pipeline convenes in Budapest. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.11025.aspx Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.11025.aspx EBRD's Environmental and Social Policy came into effect on November 12, 2008. Projects approved past this date will have to meet higher diligence standards. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.10943.aspx Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:10:40 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.10943.aspx The World Bank Group (WBG) loans to countries in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) increased by 30% between FY07 and FY08. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3904.aspx Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3904.aspx Following the August 25 reopening of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline after the armed conflict in Georgia, the BTC has faced several technical and strategic issues when it comes to its future and viability. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3900.aspx Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3900.aspx International Financial Institution (IFI) lending through financial intermediaries (FIs) has become particularly significant in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region, but the IFIs lack adequate policies to ensure social and environmental best practices are applied to subsequent FI lending. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3884.aspx Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3884.aspx The IFIs are set to invest billions of dollars in transportation infrastructure in Central Asia, primarily under the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC). http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3879.aspx Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3879.aspx James Wolfensohn, a former World Bank president, may have assisted a corrupt businessman seeking control of Azerbaijan’s state oil company. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3873.aspx Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3873.aspx As the great powers seek energy security, Turkmenistan is at the center of a number of pipeline proposals. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3870.aspx Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3870.aspx A fire on the Turkish segment of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline has led to declined oil production, pipeline closure, and security fears. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3867.aspx Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3867.aspx On July 9-10, 2008, the International Monetarty Funds’s (IMF) Working Group on Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) held a two-day meeting in Singapore to address concerns around SWFs and consider possible guidelines. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3849.aspx Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3849.aspx Kazakhstan has signed into law a 2006 agreement to transport oil through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, while making plans to connect its oil to the BTC route through additional domestic and trans-Caspian pipelines. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3804.aspx Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3804.aspx Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Azerbaijan. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3792.aspx Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3792.aspx Read highlights from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's (EBRD) Annual Meeting, held last month in Kiev, Ukraine. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3787.aspx Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:52:39 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3787.aspx The World Bank announced today that it has set up a financing facility in the order of $1.2 billion to assist with the global food crisis. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3784.aspx Thu, 29 May 2008 15:16:41 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3784.aspx The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved new Environmental and Social Policy as well as a Public Information Policy, a week before the EBRD Annual Meetings. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3767.aspx Thu, 15 May 2008 14:37:52 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3767.aspx A struggle over selecting the successor to the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has divided donor and recipient countries in a manner that is reminiscent of the recent debates over succession at the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3705.aspx Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:28:29 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3705.aspx Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Azerbaijan. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3499.aspx Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:57:10 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3499.aspx Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Azerbaijan. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3114.aspx Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:11:45 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3114.aspx This paper assesses a decade of IFI operations in Azerbaijan and how those operations have performed in relation to the goal of economic diversification – a main objective of IFI lending programs and the main priority of Azerbaijan's poverty reduction program. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2934.aspx Thu, 24 Aug 2006 11:41:18 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2934.aspx http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2898.aspx Tue, 25 Jul 2006 16:23:16 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2898.aspx http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2805.aspx Tue, 23 May 2006 11:52:52 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2805.aspx http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2643.aspx Tue, 14 Feb 2006 14:32:06 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2643.aspx Report released on October 11, ahead of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline opening ceremony in Tbilisi, Georgia details the infringements detected in the construction phase of the Georgian section of the BTC pipeline and the problems – many of them with long-term implications – faced by Georgians during the implementation of the project. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2402.aspx Tue, 11 Oct 2005 12:17:16 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2402.aspx The Azerbaijan Country Update provides information about recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to International Financial Institution (IFI) involvement in Azerbaijan. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2221.aspx Fri, 05 Aug 2005 13:27:52 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2221.aspx Independent assessment of Safeguard Policies implementation also recommended. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2241.aspx Mon, 01 Aug 2005 15:07:44 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2241.aspx Asian Development Bank announces plans to review policies on Involuntary Resettlement, Indigenous Peoples, and Environment. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2234.aspx Mon, 01 Aug 2005 11:46:22 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2234.aspx The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline was officially opened on May 25 with Presidential ceremony. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2131.aspx Tue, 31 May 2005 15:21:45 GMT 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10:37:14 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1445.aspx This update supplements the original October report titled "Multilateral Development Investment in Azerbaijan Through September 2003." http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1333.aspx Wed, 03 Mar 2004 16:34:48 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1333.aspx CEE Bankwatch Network has released its report, "Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey pipeline systems: An evaluation of the public disclosure and consultation process." http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.631.aspx Tue, 13 Jan 2004 12:13:38 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.631.aspx This report titled, "Multilateral Development Investment in Azerbaijan," was written to help interested organizations understand the scope of MDB activity in Azerbaijan and access information about specific projects. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.737.aspx Sat, 01 Nov 2003 12:59:14 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.737.aspx http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.663.aspx Thu, 30 Oct 2003 11:15:04 GMT 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