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One BIG PIG goes to market: a cautionary tale
By: CEE Bankwatch Network
Posted: Jun 19 09
Witnessed: 1222 times
Regions: Africa, Americas & the Caribbean, Asia
Issues: Corporations and human rights, Environment, Poverty, Sustainable development
Tags: international financial institutions
A comic look at the basics of the European Investment Bank, the world's biggest public financial institution. More information about what the EIB does in practice is available on the Counter Balance website: http://www.counterbalance-eib.org
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