From Doing Business to B-READY: World Bank’s new rankings represent a rebrand, not a revamp

World Bank 2d try at ranking economies for investors also lacking

In 2021, the World Bank shut down one of its flagship projects: the Doing Business index, a global ranking system that measured how easy it was to start and run a business in 190 countries. That followed an independent investigation that found World Bank officials had manipulated the rankings to favor powerful countries, including China […] The post World Bank 2d try at ranking economies for investors also lacking appeared first on Asia Times.

From Doing Business to B-READY: World Bank’s new rankings represent a rebrand, not a revamp

The 2025 spring meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund takes place in Washington, D.C. Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty ImagesIn 2021, the World Bank shut down one of its flagship projects: the Doing Business index, a global ranking system that measured how easy it was to start and run a business in 190 countries. It followed an independent investigation that found World Bank officials had manipulated t…

From Doing Trade to B-READY: International Financial institution’s new scores constitute a rebrand, now not a revamp

In 2021, the International Financial institution close down considered one of its flagship initiatives: the Doing Trade index, an international rating machine that measured how simple it was once to start out and run a enterprise in 190 international locations. It adopted an unbiased investigation that discovered International Financial institution officers had manipulated the scores [...]

World Bank to help create 500,000 jobs annually for Ghanaian youth

The World Bank has committed to supporting Ghana in tackling its youth unemployment challenge by backing a new Growth and Jobs Strategy to create opportunities for over 500,000 young people entering the job market annually. The announcement followed a high-level meeting at the World Bank headquarters between the Bank’s Managing Director of Operations, Anna Bjerde, […] The post World Bank to help create 500,000 jobs annually for Ghanaian youth ap…

Davitashvili Participates in World Bank, IMF Spring Meetings

Levan Davitashvili, Georgian Dream First Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, participated in the 2025 spring meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on April 22–23 in Washington, D.C. As part of the meetings, Davitashvili held high-level talks with Anna Bjerde, Managing Director of Operations at the World Bank, and Alfonso Garcia, Vice President of the International Fi…