Loan worth £54m withheld after Ugandan president signed law that imposes harsh penalties for homosexuality The World Bank on Thursday postponed a $90m (£54m) loan to Uganda's health system over a law that toughened punishment for gay people, an unusual move for an institution that typically avoids wading into politics. "We have postponed the project for further review to ensure that the development objectives would not be adversely affected by the enactment of this new law," World Bank spokesm...
Loan worth £54m withheld after Ugandan president signed law that imposes harsh penalties for homosexuality The World Bank on Thursday postponed a $90m (£54m) loan to Uganda's health system over a law that toughened punishment for gay people, an unusual move for an institution that typically avoids wading into politics. "We have postponed the project for further review to ensure that the development objectives would not be adversely affected by the enactment of this new law," World Bank spokesm...
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