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World Bank cancels loan for Lebanon’s Bisri dam, effective immediately

  • World Bank says the Lebanese government had failed to address questions about an ecological compensation plan, among others
  • Initially approved in 2015 at a total cost of $617 million, the dam had long sparked criticism from environmental activists
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