Europe development banks plan £5.5bn backing for gas project ‘with mafia links’

A pipeline to bring gas to Europe from central Asia has attracted companies with historic connections to cartels and the mafia, says Bankwatch reportEurope’s development banks are proposing some of their biggest investments – currently more than $6.8bn (£5.5bn) – for a gas pipeline being built by several firms with historic links to cartels, corruption and the mafia, according to a new report (pdf).The 3,500km “southern gas corridor” project is seen as an ener