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China manipulated EODB rankings, no irregularities found in Indian data
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 21 (ANI): An independent scrutiny by leading US law firm WilmerHale shows China's massive data manipulation to hide slippage in the World Bank Group's Ease of Doing Business (EODB) rankings.
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World Bank's call to discontinue 'Doing Business Report' irks Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 20 (ANI): The World Bank's decision to discontinue 'Doing Business Report' has irked Pakistan as it was confident that the country would make a leap in the next report to improve the current ranking of 108th, Dawn newspaper reported.
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World Bank top officials pushed staffers to boost China ranking: Report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): An independent investigation commissioned by the World Bank has found that its top officials placed "undue pressure" on staffers to alter data to inflate the rankings for China and Saudi Arabia in 2018 and 2020 editions of the report, according to the US
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World Bank to discontinue Doing Business report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], Sep 17 (ANI): The World Bank Group has decided to discontinue publication of its Doing Business report following allegations of irregularities.
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World Bank pauses financial aid to Afghanistan: Spokesperson
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Bank is halting all financial assistance for projects to Afghanistan in the aftermath of the Taliban assuming power in the country, a World Bank spokesperson said Wednesday.
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Nepal to receive 4 mn doses of Moderna vaccines through COVAX
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], August 14 (ANI): Nepal is set to receive nearly four million doses of coronavirus Moderna vaccines, financed by the World Bank, through the COVAX cost-share option, local media reported on Saturday.
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World Bank unearths massive financial fraud in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 21 (ANI): The World Bank has unearthed a racket of 23 Pakistan companies adopting corrupt, fraudulent, collusive and coercive practices to win contracts for projects undertaken by the Distribution Companies (DISCOS) and National Transmission and Dispatch Company (N
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World Bank commits to support Haiti after President's death exacerbates po
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia] July 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Bank has expressed its readiness to continue to support Haiti following President Jovenel Moise's assassination, which reignited the Caribbean nation's socio-economic and political crises.
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World Bank approves 130 million USD to help Kenya fight COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Nairobi, June 30 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Bank said it has approved 14 billion shillings (about 130 million U.S. dollars) additional financing to help Kenya facilitate affordable and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines.
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World Bank approves USD 800mn loans to Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 30 (ANI): The World Bank on Tuesday approved USD 800 million in financing for two programs in Pakistan--the Pakistan Program for Affordable and Clean Energy and the Second Securing Human Investments to Foster Transformation.
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Uzbekistan to get 380 mln USD World Bank concessional loan for electricity
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tashkent (Uzbekistan) June 29 (ANI/Xinhua) The World Bank has approved a concessional loan of 380 million U.S. dollars for Uzbekistan to transform the electricity sector and ensure reliable energy supplies to millions of households and businesses across the country, said the bank on Monday.
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Centre signs USD 32 million loan with World Bank to improve healthcare ser
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): The Centre, Government of Mizoram and the World Bank have signed a USD 32 million Mizoram Health Systems Strengthening Project to improve the management capacity and quality of health services in Mizoram, particularly for the benefit of under-served areas
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