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Biggest China Bank Abandons $3 Billion Zimbabwe Coal Plan

  • Environmental group says ICBC informed it of the decision
  • Decision highlights funding difficulty for African coal plants
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China’s biggest bank dumped a plan to finance a $3 billion coal-fired power plant in Zimbabwe, dealing a blow to coal developers in Africa that see the Asian country as the last potential funder of their projects.