“A number of irregularities have been reported regarding changes to the data in the ‘Doing Business’ 2018 and 2020 reports published in October 2017 and 2019. The changes in the data were inconsistent with the ‘Doing Business’ methodology,” it added.
It said the World Bank will act based on the findings and retrospectively correct the data of countries that were most affected by the irregularities.
The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank has been briefed about the situation as have the authorities of the countries that were most affected by the data irregularities.
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