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...Ms Lagarde and Mr Trump spoke about everything from global growth to women’s football and golf....
...“The timing is tough, because it’s a moment when the World Bank needs to do more, and have a leader with a big vision, bringing it into the 21st century,” said Nancy Birdsall, president emeritus of the Center...
...Two Sigmas has been profitable for the past year, and Mr Birdsall is now developing a virtual classroom teaching service. Business schools are eager to tap into entrepreneurial aspirations....
...“The fact that the big emerging markets . . . are relatively indifferent [to the World Bank presidency], I don’t think that should be a surprise,” Ms Birdsall said....
...But Nancy Birdsall, an observer of the World Bank as head of the Washington-based Center for Global Development, said any bid for a capital increase by the bank was likely to have to overcome resistance...
...“She’s the sort of person who was able to manage a process which required a lot of analytics and juggling a lot of pressures – a lot of groups wanted money from Gates,” says Mr Birdsall....
...“The bank has to be more than an institution used by the rich countries when they want to get something done,” Ms Birdsall says....
...Ms Birdsall says it is possible to synthesise the different visions of the bank into a new, more purposeful institution....
...In a poignant irony, Mr Berlusconi is the only signatory of the 2005 communiqué still in office today....
...The comments from Ms Birdsall will not be ignored by Mr Wolfowitz, who respects Ms Birdsall and has regular contact with her....
...Mr Volcker is widely respected, including by rightwing US political opinion, though inside the bank some staff members are suspicious of his involvement in a review of its anti-corruption unit....
...Nancy Birdsall, the president of the Center for Global Development, has told the FT she thinks there should be Senate-style confirmation hearings to approve or reject the candidate the US administration...
...Nancy Birdsall, a former executive at both the World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank, said that by acting as a group the former officials had been able to transcend the constraints faced by individual...
...Speaking shortly before the latest controversy erupted, Nancy Birdsall, president of the Center for Global Development, said that “peace has broken out” at the Bank and predicted that this weekend’s development...
...Mr Roodman said that overall, the scores on aid were improving thanks to an increase in assistance, particularly to Africa....
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...Mr Leaton reports that many banks signed up to the Equator Principles are now going beyond them, adopting additional standards....
...Nancy Birdsall, head of the CGD, said key lenders such as India and China had been deterred from borrowing by the “hassle” involved in dealing with the bank....
...Nancy Birdsall, president of the Center for Global Development, a Washington think-tank, says: "The appointment exacerbates the idea that, because the selection process is controlled by the US, the policies...
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