IDB board votes to probe allegations against chief Claver-Carone – sources

div classBodysc17zpet90 cdBBJodivpWASHINGTON Reuters – The board of governors of the InterAmerican Development Bank has approved a resolution to hire an outside firm to investigate allegations that IDB President Mauricio ClaverCarone had an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate, sources familiar with the decision said on Thursday.p

pSome countries were still voting on the issue, but sufficient support was reached to proceed with the investigation, two of the sources said.pdivdivdiv classBodysc17zpet90 cdBBJodiv

pIDB directors met last week to discuss hiring an outside firm to investigate allegations that ClaverCarone had carried out an intimate relationship with a staffer, Reuters reported exclusively. p

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pp Reporting by Andrea Shalal in Washington and Cassandra Garrison in Mexico City editing by Diane Craftp

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