The World Bank on March 27 announced that it has imposed a one-year debarment on Vietnam Water and Environment Investment Corporation – JSC (VIWASEEN), a Vietnamese, state-owned water and sewerage company, concerning fraudulent practices in connection with the World Bank-financed Mekong Delta Water Resources Management for Rural Development Project and Urban Water Supply and Wastewater Project in Vietnam.

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