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Despite promises to launch a full investigation into a corruption case, the World Bank has still not sent an investigation team to Armenia. Onnik Krikorian has the background to the story and laments the lack of attention given to these high-profile crimes. Maybe blogs can fill the information void?

Posted by Ben Paarmann

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3 Responses to
“Armenia: World Bank and Corruption”

1. August 1st, 2007 at 16:05 pm
   Onnik Krikorian:
   1

   Just to point out that all the juicy facts relating to this story come from a whistle blowing blog set up by the British national who uncovered the corruption during a parliamentary commission study.

   The original source is at:
   http://better-not-wb-the-wb.blogspot.com/

2. August 8th, 2007 at 15:42 pm
   Global Voices Online » Armenia: World Bank and Corruption:
   2

   [...] Krikorian still has not heard back from the Armenian office of the World Bank concerning the allegations of corruption brought against the institution by a British national. Share [...]

3. August 11th, 2007 at 7:49 am
   Bruce Tasker:
   3

   The Bank has responded, and the Whistleblower has commented on that response - at:
   http://better-not-wb-the-wb.blogspot.com/2007/08/world-bank
   -level-playing-field.html.