October 6, 2021/World Bank Group This rebound is currently fueled by elevated commodity prices, a relaxation of stringent pandemic measures, and recovery in global trade, but remains vulnerable given the low rates of vaccination Sub-Saharan Africa is set to emerge from the 2020 recession sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic with […]
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Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp go down
October 4, 2021/CNN By Clare Duffy and Sean Lyngaas, CNN Business Facebook’s week just went from bad to worse. Facebook (FB), Instagram and WhatsApp all suffered outages midday Monday, according to public statements from the three Facebook services. “We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products,” Facebook said on Twitter. “We’re working […]
IMF Issues Update on the Investigation of Data Irregularities in Doing Business 2018 and Doing Business 2020’
October 4, 2021/IMF The IMF Executive Board met today with the representatives of the law firm WilmerHale as part of its ongoing review of the matter raised by WilmerHale’s investigation of the World Bank’s Doing Business 2018 report. The Executive Board will also meet on the matter soon with the Managing Director as part of […]
