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A law unto itself. The EIB dwarfs even the World Bank with its lending. About time, then, that its EU masters exercised some ethical control [by the Guardian, 18 November 2008]
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EIB, European Commission launch review of external lending [2 October 2008]

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

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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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	EU house bank's penchant for dodgy deals in Africa must end, demand campaigners The European Investment Bank (EIB) announced last week that it would endorse and support the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). The EIB, which has invested over EUR 700 million in large scale mining projects in Africa since 2000, stated that it is 'committed to promoting good transparency and governance in all the projects it finances'. Read more
	EIB prepared to dig deeper into troubled Ethiopian dam project warns new report Serious question marks over the ongoing involvement of the European Investment Bank (EIB) in a hugely controversial Ethiopian dam complex have been raised by a report released today. Read more
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