World Bank suspends ease of doing biz report over 'data irregularities'

The WB said in a statement that it would conduct a systematic review of data changes in the last five Doing Business reports, and independent auditors will probe data collection and review processes.

The World Bank said on Thursday it was pausing publication of its “Doing Business” report to probe data collection irregularities in the closely watched annual ranking of countries’ business and investment climates.

The World Bank said in a statement that it would conduct a systematic review of data changes in the last five Doing Business reports, and independent auditors will probe data collection and review processes.
 

“The publication of the Doing Business report will be paused as we conduct our assessment,” the bank said.
 

The Doing Business report has long been controversial because it ranks countries based on indicators of how