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The New Landscape of Lenders and the World Bank

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The creditor landscape is rapidly changing. New donor countries such as China, India and Venezuela are stepping forward with offers of rapidly-disbursed and almost condition-fee cash to low-income African and Latin American nations. This relatively new development has the “traditional” international donor community seriously worried. By Gail Hurley.

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