The AIIB’s former communications chief on why he blew the whistle
China’s bid to create its own version of the World Bank is a sham, says Bob Pickard
Editor’s note: After Bob Pickard’s departure in June, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank conducted an internal review into his allegations and published it in July. The review concluded that the allegations were “incorrect and unsubstantiated” and “lack concrete evidence”. The bank said that the investigation showed that “AIIB follows the highest standards of multilateral governance, that its governance is functioning as intended, and that there was no evidence of undue influence on decisions taken by the Board of Directors or Management.”
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