Chilean Minister of Foreign Affairs Heraldo Muñoz
Chilean officials have accused the World Bank of treating the country unfairly for several years.
Foreign Minister Heraldo Muñoz tweeted "fake news was becoming fake statistics".
He was responding to an interview given by the bank's chief economist, Paul Romer, who said indicators for Chile may have been manipulated for political reasons to show a decline in Chile's business conditions.
The World Bank has ordered an enquiry.
In an interview given to the Chilean newspaper El Mercurio, the World Bank economist who had been responsible for the rankings, Augusto Lopez-Claros, said changes in methodology "took place in a transparent and open context," denying any political bias.
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