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New European Parliament resolution calls on the European Union to tackle capital flight and tax havens [eurodad.org, 28th January 2010]
EIB tax haven lending exposed [euro-correspondent.com & private-eye.co.uk, 13 August 2009]
Der günstige Weg über Mauritius [taz.de, 16 July 2009]

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31 March 2009

EIB - what's the EU's house bank doing away from home?

3 December 2008

Turning a curse into a blessing: Three testimonies about Africa's mineral wealth

1 July 2008

The European Investment Bank - facing challenges as it turns 50

5 October 2007

The European Union's Financing in the Energy Sector in Africa

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	MEP’s vote for increased transparency and accountability of the European Investment Bank in its loans to developing countries EP Vote on the Renewal of Community guarantee against losses for EIB operations outside the EU The Counter Balance coalition, a coalition of environmental and development non-governmental organisations recognizes the major step forward taken by this vote on the increase of both accountability and transparency of the European Investment Bank’s operations. Now the EIB can no longer ignore a certain number of principles when granting loans to a project in the developing world on the basis of its renewed External Mandate Guarantee. Read more
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Dalla Banca ai paradisi. I fondi della Bei finiscono offshore? [sbilanciamoci.info, 28 May 2009] Tweet this Dalla Banca ai paradisi. I fondi della Bei finiscono offshore? [sbilanciamoci.info, 28 May 2009] Read more
Africa della Bei paradisi fiscali [Corriere della sera, 1 June 2009] Tweet this Tweet this Africa della Bei paradisi fiscali [Corriere della sera, 1 June 2009] Read more

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