Press Coverage

El Banco Mundial ha decidido descontinuar la publicación del Informe Doing Business

Auditorías internas y revisiones en el informe revelaron serias preocupaciones éticas sobre la manipulación de datos El 16 de septiembre de 2021…

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

Source: World Rainforest Movement Frederic Mousseau Policy Director, The Oakland Institute The development narrative continues to be revived despite its role in…

Is Development for the World Bank Mainly Doing Business?

Source: IPS November 10, 2020 SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 2020 (IPS) – The World Bank has finally given up defending…

As World Bank Pauses Doing Business Report, Pressure Mounts for It To Be Permanently Scrapped

Source: Bretton Woods Project On 17 August, the World Bank announced that it will suspend the publication of its much-criticised Doing Business Report (DBR). According to…

It Is Time to End the Controversial World Bank’s Doing Business Report

Source IPS By Isabel Ortiz and Leo Baunach NEW YORK and WASHINGTON D.C. , Sep 2 2020 (IPS) – On 27 August the World Bank announced that it…

MCC Could Potentially Shift Millions of Hectares of Land into Private Control, Says US-based Think Tank

Source: Daily FT July 21, 2020 Oakland Institute report is based on six case studies including SL on global push to ‘unlock…

Sri Lanka & MCC: US Think Tank Alerts ‘Land Grab’ by Private Sector

Source: Asian Tribune July 22, 2020 By Daya Gamage – Asian Tribune US National Correspondent Washington, D.C. 22 July (Asiantribune.com): The compact…

New Report Asks, Do Land Titles Help Poor Farmers?

Source: Mongabay July 22, 2020 By John C. Cannon A new report by the Oakland Institute, a policy think tank, outlines cases…

IMF and World Bank Help Push Through Contentious Ukraine Land Reform Amid Covid-19 Pandemic

Source: Bretton Woods Project July 16, 2020 In June, the IMF approved an 18-month, $5 billion loan programme with Ukraine. Facing acute public health…

Global Capitalists Ravenous for Land in Developing World

Source: The Citizen July 16, 2020 P.K.Balachandran Bid to make land “marketable” The latest report by the US-based Oakland Institute shows how…

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