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Macmillan faces World Bank ban over Sudan payments

Date: 8 May 2010

A British publisher is facing a six–year ban from taking up any contracts financed by the World Bank. The move comes after Macmillan admitted making "bribery payments" to secure a deal to print textbooks in South Sudan, the World Bank said.

International donors have pumped millions into development projects in the African region through a Multi–Donor Trust Fund run by the World Bank. Macmillan said it was "deeply shocked" at the discovery.

Article source: BBC

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