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...In October, it was reported that UK officials were advocating for him to return to a senior role at the World Bank under new president Ajay Banga, the ex-CEO of Mastercard....
...Today’s newsletter harks back to the time when all climate types hated the World Bank, and looks briefly at what new leader Ajay Banga has done that might persuade them otherwise....
...And what they decide to do could be critical in determining whether the institution can make itself more relevant and credible under its new president, Ajay Banga....
...Climate finance Banga’s private sector charm offensive Ajay Banga started his five-year term as World Bank president less than a year ago....
...Officials at the World Bank point to progress made by US-appointed president Ajay Banga, who has been in the post for less than a year following the resignation of Trump-appointed David Malpass, who was...
...IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva, who will be re-elected this year, has built a strong partnership with the World Bank’s Ajay Banga....
...The contributions follow calls from new president Ajay Banga for a “better” and eventually “bigger” bank....
...World Bank president Ajay Banga said the hundreds of millions of dollars committed to a fund to help poor countries with climate loss and damage would not be spent on any projects before a raft of technical...
...Also today, we look at World Bank head Ajay Banga’s new plan to galvanise private-sector investment in low-income nations....
...And third, the World Bank has its first president from the global south — Ajay Banga, who starts his job today. All of which adds up to an opportunity for the bank to try to take centre stage again....
...The much-heralded “private sector investment lab” established in June 2023 by World Bank president Ajay Banga has issued its much-anticipated first announcement (“Carbon markets: not for the faint-hearted...
...The writer is co-founder of Transparency International and adjunct professor at Georgetown University The World Bank’s president, Ajay Banga, states the case bluntly: “Globally, women have not seen their...
...Ajay Banga was the only candidate nominated to become the next World Bank president, the international organisation has announced....
...As Aime Williams points out in today’s Trade Secrets newsletter (for Premium subscribers) its chief Ajay Banga has his work cut out in persuading developing countries that the institution feels their pain...
...US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she expected former Mastercard chief executive Ajay Banga to be elected president of the World Bank as nominations draw to a close....
...US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she expected former Mastercard chief executive Ajay Banga to be elected president of the World Bank as nominations drew to a close....
...Like Ajay Banga, the bank president, we are not keen on buzzwords....
...Civil society groups wrote last week to Ajay Banga, the president of the World Bank, alleging the IFC “took limited steps” in ensuring Bridge managed the risks of child sexual abuse, “turned a blind eye”...
...Joe Biden has nominated former Mastercard chief executive Ajay Banga as World Bank president, picking a Wall Street veteran raised in India to oversee the institution’s biggest mission change in a generation...
...Ajay Banga, the new World Bank president nominated by US president Joe Biden, will say at a speech at the G20 on Tuesday that officials are working to “stretch every dollar” while preserving the Bank’s AAA...
The institution must work with the private sector if we are to meet the challenges that lie ahead
...In January 2020, the then Mastercard chief executive Ajay Banga wrote a corporate call-to-arms on the payment company’s website....
...US World Bank nominee Ajay Banga said the lender must do “everything it can” to squeeze more cash from its balance sheet while preserving its gold-plated credit rating, as he set out his credentials on a...
...They certainly give its new president, Ajay Banga, a formidable in-tray....
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