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Get to the bottom of botched gas project

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The World Bank's private lending arm has cut its dealings with a Kenyan firm that wanted to set up a multi-billion-shilling cooking gas plant in Mombasa. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) cancelled funding to Mombasa Gas Terminal Ltd (MGT), dealing a blow to the project that was expected to help bring down the cost of the crucial commodity.

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