Some 17 countries are about to embark on pilot programs with the World Bank in which they will disclose and disseminate more information than they have in the past – more than Bank policy requires. The Bank was reported to be surprised by the response: Armenia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Indonesia, Lithuania, Mexico, Mozambique, Philippines, Turkey, Ukraine, Yemen and Zambia have signed on, with a regional hub in Bangkok to cover Thailand, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Cambodia and Mongolia.
World Bank disclosure initiative
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