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Alliance negotiates loans for Bangladeshi garment factories

14/07/2015

The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety has brokered deal with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to provide $10 million each to five Bangladeshi banks for loans to factory owners making safety repairs.  "We are pleased to join forces with the IFC to launch this initiative, which promises to provide much-needed support to factory...

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