US development bank left without oversight after watchdog let go

Mongabay
Mar 10, 2026, 3:04 pm181 ptsTrendingTop
The International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), the lending and investment arm of the U.S. government and a key foreign policy tool, has abruptly terminated the director of its Independent Accountability Mechanism (IAM), which handles complaints about environmental and social harm. The unexpected move…

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