On August 27, 2020, World Bank management announced reports of data irregularities in the Doing Business 2018 report (published in October 2017) and the Doing Business 2020 report (published in October 2019). Development Economics Vice Presidency (DEC) management conducted a review of data changes in the Doing Business (DB) reports from 2016 to 2020 in response to the data irregularities reported by the DB team. The review was completed in December 2020 and the results of the review have been described in the report: “Review of Data Irregularities in Doing Businessâ€. DEC management defines the data irregularities as “data changes that were made outside of the appropriate review process and were not justified by the DB methodology or by any new information provided to the DB teamâ€. As requested by the World Bank Group President’s Office (EXC), Group Internal Audit (GIA) conducted an independent verification of the DEC management review.
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Document Date
2020/12/08
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Document Type
Board Report
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Report Number
155139
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Volume No
1
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1
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Disclosure Date
2020/12/16
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Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Doc Name
Management Review of Data Irregularities in the Doing Business Reports from 2016 to 2020 : Verification Report
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Keywords
management review; institutional review; adequacy of management
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Management Review of Data Irregularities in the Doing Business Reports from 2016 to 2020 : Verification Report (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/569901608154479291/Management-Review-of-Data-Irregularities-in-the-Doing-Business-Reports-from-2016-to-2020-Verification-Report