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The World Bank Thursday debarred three construction companies for 18 months for “knowingly misrepresenting work progress” during a bank-funded project in Argentina.
Gavinor, S.R.L., J.C. Segura Construcciones S.A., and their joint-venture, Constructura J.C.… Continue Reading
The World Bank Group said Thursday it debarred Oberthur Technologies SA for two and a half years for bribery and corruption.
The debarment “relates to corrupt and collusive practices” for a national ID project in Bangladesh, the bank said.… Continue Reading
In the case of BOTA, it took four to tango: the governments of Kazakhstan, the United States, Switzerland and the World Bank. For Kazakhstan, as explained in the previous post, BOTA provided a face-saving “out” for President Nazerbayev.… Continue Reading