World Bank 'pressured' to boost China rank

By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder
Updated September 17 2021 - 4:15am, first published 4:11am
A report says Jim Yong Kim likely directed pressure so that China's World Bank score was boosted.
A report says Jim Yong Kim likely directed pressure so that China's World Bank score was boosted.

The World Bank says it has ended publication of its "Doing Business" report on country investment climates after a probe of data irregularities cited "undue pressure" by top bank officials to boost China's ranking in 2017.

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