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  "title": "Statement by the IMF Spokesperson on the IMF Executive Board’s Meeting on the Report on Investigation of Data Irregularities in Doing Business 2018 and Doing Business 2020",
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      "content": "- Press Release No. 21/272\n- Date: September 21, 2021\n- Location: Washington, DC\n- Issued by: IMF Communications Department, MEDIA RELATIONS\n- Press officer: Randa Elnagar\n- Phone: +1 202 623-7100\n- Email: MEDIA@IMF.org\n- Social: @IMFSpokesperson"
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      "heading": "Key points from the Executive Board meeting",
      "content": "- The Executive Board met for an initial briefing from the Ethics Committee on the matter related to Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva’s alleged role in the World Bank’s Doing Business 2018 as described in the Investigation’s Report.\n- The Board discussed the Ethics Committee’s deliberations to date and held a preliminary exchange of views on the report and the Managing Director’s statement in response to it.\n- The Executive Board emphasized the importance it attached to conducting a thorough, objective, and timely review.\n- The Board agreed to meet again soon for a further discussion.\n\nStatement by the IMF Spokesperson, September 21, 2021.\n\n---\n\n\n References\n\n- https://www.imf.org/sitecore/service/notfound.aspx?item=master%3A%7B8D1E6EAB-2E82-47BE-B9FE-258FFB4CBC4A%7D%40en\n- Press Releases\n- PRESS CENTER\n- statement\n- https://www.imf.org/en/home\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2021/09/21/pr21272-statement-imf-spokesperson-report-investigation-data-irregularities-doing-business-2018-2020"
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    "Published: September 21, 2021",
    "Press Release No. 21/272",
    "Date: September 21, 2021",
    "Location: Washington, DC",
    "Issued by: IMF Communications Department, MEDIA RELATIONS",
    "Press officer: Randa Elnagar",
    "Phone: +1 202 623-7100",
    "Email: MEDIA@IMF.org",
    "Social: @IMFSpokesperson",
    "The Executive Board met for an initial briefing from the Ethics Committee on the matter related to Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva’s alleged role in the World Bank’s Doing Business 2018 as described in the Investigation’s Report.",
    "The Board discussed the Ethics Committee’s deliberations to date and held a preliminary exchange of views on the report and the Managing Director’s statement in response to it.",
    "The Executive Board emphasized the importance it attached to conducting a thorough, objective, and timely review.",
    "The Board agreed to meet again soon for a further discussion.",
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