https://bankwatch.org Wed, 13 May 2026 13:41:31 +0000 Wed, 13 May 2026 15:41:31 +0200 Magda Wiejak 155900 2026-05-13 15:41:31 2026-05-13 15:41:31 Tue, 12 May 2026 10:10:55 +0200 Magda Wiejak 155890 2026-05-12 10:18:21 2026-05-12 10:10:55 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:10:12 +0200 Michaela Kozminova 155822 2026-04-30 09:10:12 2026-04-30 09:10:12 The European Investment Bank Group Complaints Mechanism (EIB-CM) is under review in 2026. Bankwatch, together with the Community Empowerment and Social Justice Network (CEMSOJ) and the International Accountability Project, presents a case study on the Tanahu hydropower project in Nepal, in which the current EIB-CM has proven ineffective. The organisations also make recommendations for the ongoing review of the Complaints Mechanism Policy.]]> Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:47:25 +0200 Michaela Kozminova 155811 2026-04-29 12:47:25 2026-04-29 12:47:25 The East–West Highway and the North–South Corridor – two of Georgia’s most ambitious road projects supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) – have had devastating social, environmental and cultural impacts.  The state body responsible – the Ministry of Infrastructure and its Roads Department – has a well-documented record of bullying and harassment, yet it has faced no meaningful accountability from its international funders.   Now, despite a catalogue of unresolved failures, the ADB is considering pouring yet more money into Georgian road infrastructure.   Without serious, enforceable preconditions established prior to approval, these new road projects risk replicating the same institutional failures, corruption vulnerabilities, and safeguard violations that have systematically undermined the impact of existing ADB investments.  ]]> Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:40:47 +0200 Michaela Kozminova 155791 2026-04-29 13:37:54 2026-04-27 17:40:47 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:41:15 +0200 Ana Kuzmanić 155777 2026-04-27 08:41:15 2026-04-27 08:41:15 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:02:37 +0200 Michaela Kozminova 155755 2026-04-21 12:03:08 2026-04-21 12:02:37 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:00:55 +0200 Gosia Zubowicz 155747 2026-05-04 14:27:50 2026-04-21 08:00:55 Montenegrin.]]> Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:29:12 +0200 Magda Wiejak 155741 2026-04-17 15:29:12 2026-04-17 15:29:12 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:42:11 +0200 Magda Wiejak 155736 2026-04-29 15:05:03 2026-04-17 14:42:11 We have joined 30 European non-governmental organisations in calling on the EU to tax excess oil profits to support Europeans during the energy crisis. The group represents more than 40 million citizens across more than 2,000 member organisations, all calling for the funds from these excess profits to go towards shielding vulnerable households and supporting the clean energy transition. ]]>