WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2023—World Bank Group President David Malpass today announced senior leadership appointments to help meet increasing global challenges, sharpen focus on global public goods and ...

Gender equality and empowerment are at the heart of solutions to the crises of poverty and economic distress, climate change, and rising fragility and conflict. By addressing gender-based ...

Joining Dangote in this elite group are Bill Anderson ... Earlier, the World Bank stated that the expanded membership brings together business leaders with proven track records in generating ...

Bessent says U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday said IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva and World Bank President Ajay Banga are both good leaders but must earn the Trump administration ...

The group's president, a Trump appointee, has faced calls to step down. The annual meeting of the World Bank, held throughout this week, spotlights the organization’s work to end poverty and ...

It’s central to our mandate,” said World Bank Group President Ajay Banga. LEADERSHIP recalls that in 2023, the Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney, co-chaired the Private Sector Investment ...

The World Bank Group is a family of five multilateral institutions ... But the long-standing tradition of U.S. leadership of the World Bank has led some observers to argue that the bank is too ...

The World Bank is in a unique position to help developing ... By Manuela Andreoni On Tuesday leaders from the Group of 7 industrialized nations are wrapping up a summit in Germany, and climate ...

Japan is expected to demonstrate leadership in the Asia-Pacific region on climate change mitigation efforts such as reducing carbon dioxide emissions, Hiroshi Matano of the World Bank Group's ...

Leaders, experts, and activists gathered in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, for COP 27 amid growing urgency to tackle the climate crisis. The World Bank Group hosted a series of live events featuring ...