World Bank freezes loans to Ivory Coast
The World Bank said Wednesday it had frozen loans to Ivory Coast as France urged its citizens to leave the West African country amid heightened concerns the nation faced a ``real risk'' of returning to civil war.
The European Investment Bank has frozen all lending to Glencore because of concerns about governance at the world's largest commodities trader, in a serious setback for the company which recently listed in London, reports FT Alphaville.