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bicusa.org/georgia Home Regions Europe/Central AsiaGeorgia Georgia Overview Key Issues Updates Resources Contacts RSS Update \| 13 March 2009 GTI Update 2: World Bank Launches Transparency Review World Bank publicly launches review of its Disclosure Policy Read more Update \| 13 March 2009 GTI Update: World Bank to review transparency standards 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. Read more Update \| 30 January 2009 Nabucco's future decided in Hungary A meeting on the status of the planned natural gas pipeline convenes in Budapest. Read more Update \| 18 November 2008 New EBRD policy comes into effect 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. Read more Update \| 24 September 2008 Dramatic increase in World Bank loans to Europe and Central Asia The World Bank Group (WBG) loans to countries in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) increased by 30% between FY07 and FY08. Read more Update \| 18 September 2008 Additional challenges for the BTC Pipeline 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. Read more Update \| 22 August 2008 The IFIs and financial intermediaries in ECA: Implementation of environmental and social standards 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. Read more Update \| 14 August 2008 IFIs respond to Georgian conflict The international financial institutions (IFIs) have offered aid to Georgia, as the conflict winds down. Read more Update \| 11 August 2008 Turkmenistan’s pipeline prospects: China, Russia, India, or Europe? As the great powers seek energy security, Turkmenistan is at the center of a number of pipeline proposals. Read more Update \| 7 August 2008 Explosion along the BTC Pipeline confirms civil society concerns A fire on the Turkish segment of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline has led to declined oil production, pipeline closure, and security fears. Read more Update \| 10 June 2008 Kazakhstan signs BTC agreement into law, plans new pipelines 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. Read more Country Update \| 4 June 2008 Georgia Country Update #1 Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Georgia. Read more Print Email		Search Regions Africa Asia Europe/Central Asia Latin America Middle East and North Africa See also Asian Development Bank European Bank for Reconstruction and Development International Finance Corporation International Monetary Fund World Bank (IBRD & IDA) Europe/Central Asia Stay Informed! Sign up for our e-newsletters. SignUp

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