{"id":121586,"date":"2021-09-20T21:37:37","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T21:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=121586"},"modified":"2021-09-20T21:37:37","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T21:37:37","slug":"world-bank-chief-says-report-on-pressure-to-alter-data-speaks-for-itself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/markets\/world-bank-chief-says-report-on-pressure-to-alter-data-speaks-for-itself\/","title":{"rendered":"World Bank chief says report on pressure to alter data &#x27;speaks for itself&#x27;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figcaption>FILE PHOTO: World Bank President David Malpass responds to a question from a reporter during an opening press conference at the IMF and World Bank&#8217;s 2019 Annual Fall Meetings of finance ministers and bank governors, in Washington, U.S., October 17, 2019. 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