In its historic decision on 27th Feb 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that international organizations like the World Bank Group “don’t enjoy absolute immunity”. Simply put, with this judgement, the World Bank and...
As per the Early Warning System, which collects and verify information about the proposed and existing projects, India, in 2018, had 112 active or proposed projects funded by Development Finance Institutions (DFIs). These institutions...
Tata Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project India is part of an ambitious plan, which saw the building of several coal-based thermal power stations to meet India’s energy needs. Located on the western coast of...
25 years of Inspection Panel has a special significance for India, having played a key role in its formation. As in the case of all safeguard and other policies, the independent accountability mechanisms (IAMs)...
The Asian region has experienced the emergence of new MDBs over last few years. For many years, the Asian Development Bank was the only development bank in the region and has been dominated by...
AIIB Third Annual Governors Meeting Prioritises PPPs and Investments in Funds to Mobilize Private Capital for Infrastructure as the Way Forward The last week of June saw India host the third annual meeting of...
एशियन इंफ़्रास्ट्रक्चर इन्वेस्टमेंट बैंक और भारत का नेशनल इन्वेस्टमेंट एंड इंफ़्रास्ट्रक्चर फ़ंड के निवेश संकट की और एक इशारा
International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) grievance redressal body Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) in its compliance investigation report has indicted IFC for not following its Performance Standards in Vizhinjam International Seaport Limited (VISL), a special purpose...
Financing the future? AIIB and India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund
The World Bank Group is in the process of formulating its first Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for India for which consultations are in process to come out with Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD), which will...
Report subverts the real issues while focusing only on the frivolous ones August 25, 2017, Kutch, Gujarat: Communities affected by the Tata Mundra (Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd – CGPL) coal power plant in Kutch...
New Report, looking into the share of particular sectors -in particular, power, steel infrastructure
Press Statement: 22 .8.2017 ADB’s Annual Monitoring Report on Tata Mundra rejected: Report subverts the real issues while focusing only on the frivolous ones Kutch, Gujarat: Communities affected by the Tata Mundra (Coastal Gujarat Power...
Anuradha Munshi International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is going to invest up to $6 billion in the next five years on various sustainable and renewable energy programmes in...
Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) recently concluded its Second Annual Board of Governors’ meeting in Jeju, South Korea. The three-day-long meeting, during June 16-18, 2017, saw the participation of Board of Governors, representatives from...