The World Bank-China ranking controversy refers to the alleged manipulation of China’s ranking in the World Bank’s annual Doing Business report by World Bank officials while they were negotiating a multibillion-dollar capital increase from China.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
On September 18, the World Bank said it was suspending Doing Business ranking over data irregularities.[9][10][11]
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- ^ "How World Bank leaders put pressure on staff to alter a global index". The Economist. 17 September 2021.
- ^ Wheatley, Jonathan (17 September 2021). "World Bank inquiry finds IMF chief pushed staff to boost China rankings". Financial Times.
- ^ "World Bank's Malpass Weighed Changes That Threatened China Rank". Bloomberg.com. 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Probe finds World Bank changed data to boost China ranking". www.aljazeera.com.
- ^ "World Bank was pressured to boost China rankings, inquiry finds". NBC News.
- ^ "IMF Chief Called Out over Ethics Issues in World Bank Report".
- ^ "The World Bank scandal is a bad sign for the future of globalization". 21 September 2021.
- ^ "World Bank Group to Discontinue Doing Business Report". World Bank.
- ^ Wilson, Tom (28 August 2020). "World Bank suspends its business climate index over data 'irregularities'". Financial Times.
- ^ "The "Ease of Doing Business" List Deserved to die". Bloomberg.com. 19 September 2021.
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