Issue 142: Singapore banks catch flak for coal-powered nickel; more green lawyers expected
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Singapore banks face nickel questions
Singapore’s three banks have come under an uncomfortable spotlight for their financing of Indonesia’s Harita Nickel, a mining company whose smelters and refineries are primarily coal-powered.
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