President Trump is reportedly picking David Malpass, an official at the Treasury Department, as the US nominee to serve as president of the World Bank. Under normal circumstances, this would mean that David Malpass will become the next president of...
World Bank president Jim Yong Kim is stepping down at the end January. He made that announcement on January 7th, surprising most observers for the fact that he is resigning from his post with three years left in his second...
How well are governments setting up their people for success? According to a new set of rankings by the World Bank – not so well. The Human Capital Index (HCI), launched last week at the World Bank-International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
The advent of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, sometimes called a Chinese-led rival to the World Bank, is one of the most genuinely interesting developments in global affairs. Thought not yet operational, it is being formed despite the strong opposition...
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Rethinking how we finance international development.
A new World Bank report on jobs says that jobs are crucial for development and for lifting people out of poverty. The latter might seem obvious (Of course a job would help someone escape poverty!), but the reality is much more complicated than that.
Today marks the beginning of the three-day interview process that will determine the next president of the World Bank. This is the first time that there is more than one serious candidate for World Bank president, and the first time that non-Americans are being considered for the position.