Complaint > Vizhinjam-01/Kerala

Appraisal: CAO Compliance Appraisal Report of Vizhinjam 01 to 03, June 01, 2015

...financial review).  Phase II involved implementation, including Request for Proposal preparation, marketing, and bidding processes. The Financial Advisory Services Agreement (FASA – dated November 2009) between IFC and the client stated that IFC would assume overall oversight of the client’s consultants and that IFC-hired consultants would direct the development of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the port, a requirement for the project to proceed under Indian law. In March...

Complaint > Vizhinjam-01/Kerala

Compliance Review: Terms of Reference for CAO compliance investigation, Vizhinjam - December 02, 2015

...financial intermediary would be of relevance in the context of CAO’s compliance mandate. The complaints CAO received three complaints about the project. The first complaint was filed in August 2012 by representatives of affected communities, and raised concerns about the design of the port project, its socio-economic and environmental impacts on tourism and fishing activities, and about IFC’s due diligence for the project and stakeholder consultation activities. The second complaint was filed in...

Complaint > Vizhinjam-01/Kerala

Compliance Report: CAO Compliance Investigation Report, Vizhinjam 01, 02 & 03 - January 23, 2018

...financial intermediary, would be of relevance in the context of CAO’s compliance mandate.17 In the course of this compliance investigation, CAO requested from IFC information in relation to possible IFC exposure to the port construction through investments in banks and funds. IFC did not provide requested information in relation to these issues. As a result, CAO does not further explore this issue as part of the compliance investigation. CAO’s investigation considers the port project as it was c...