Press Coverage

World Bank Criticised for Encouraging ‘Land Grabs’

Source: Samoa News May 7, 2014 The Pacific Network on Globalization says the World Bank is encouraging Pacific governments to legalise land…

World Bank Ratings System Criticised

Source: Radio New Zealand International May 7, 2014 The Pacific Network on Globalisation says the World Bank is encouraging Pacific governments to…

The World Banks’ Willful Blindness

Source: KBOO–Locus Focus April 28, 2014 How the World Bank is behind the rampant theft of land and resources from the world’s…

Fear and Loaning

Source: This is Hell! April 26, 2014 Anuradha Mittal: “When suddenly farmers are told what to grow and the prices are dictated…

Land Campaigners Criticise World Bank Doing Business and Benchmarking of the Business of Agriculture in Africa

Source: Standard Times Press April 22, 2014 As a promoter and financer of large-scale land investments in agriculture, the World Bank Group…

Activists Say World Bank “Doing Business” Rankings Promotes “Theft” from World’s Poor Farmers

Source: Black Star News April 19, 2014 180 organizations, including NGOs, unions, and farmer and consumer groups from over 80 countries, demand…

Le Classement de la Banque Mondiale Voué aux Gémonies

Source: La Presse April 17, 2014 La Banque mondiale tente, par une voie détournée, de faciliter la tâche de géants du secteur…

Up for Grabs: Land and Food in a Hungry World

Source: Mobilization for Climate Justice April 14, 2014 The president of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, warned that battles over water and food will erupt…

Is the World Bank Enabling Agribusiness Land Grabs?

Source: Al Jazeera April 12, 2014 Experts and government officials from around the world have gathered at the World Bank in Washington,…

The McCutcheon Decision Is Our Rallying Cry

Source: TruthOut April 10, 2014 While some still believe the United States is the greatest democracy on Earth, the US is actually…

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