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14:00, May 12, 2015

The World Bank yesterday rejected the findings of a recent International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) that projects funded by the World Bank have physically or economically displaced an estimated 3.4 million people over the last decade.

On April 17, Hetq covered the main findings of the ICIJ investigation (Evicted and Abandoned), in an article entitled, “World Bank Project Displaces 440 People in Armenia According to ICIJ Investigation.”

The investigation claimed that an estimated 440people in Armenia have been physically or economically displaced by the World Bank’s “Electricity Supply Reliability Project”. In addition to the above project, the ICIJ claims that another three World Bank (WB) projects in Armenia have been cited as having confirmed or possible displacement between 2004 and 2013.  Read more... (993 words)

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