Showing posts with label Development. Show all posts
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Friday, May 17, 2019

World Bank Under Fire for Development Plan in Myanmar's Divided Rakhine

USNews
May 17, 2019
By Simon Lewis and Poppy McPherson


YANGON (Reuters) - Aid groups and human rights advocates have warned the World Bank that a $100 million development project it is planning for Myanmar’s conflict-riven Rakhine State could worsen tension there.

The World Bank last week published the first details of a proposal to fund cash-for-work program, and support small businesses in one of Myanmar's poorest regions, through the government.