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    • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
      Yellen pushes for first steps in World Bank reform by April

      US and German allies step up agenda for overhaul of lender

    • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
      Jérôme Legras
      Fall of Credit Suisse shows more work is needed on bank risk

      Lessons should be drawn from how the crisis at the bank developed

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      Ajay Banga
      What the World Bank needs to do now

      The institution must work with the private sector if we are to meet the challenges that lie ahead

    • Sunday, 12 March, 2023
      Banga navigates geopolitics and tight capital for World Bank job

      Former Mastercard chief sets out credentials to run financial institution on international tour

    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      Turkey-Syria earthquake
      World Bank estimates earthquake caused $34bn of damage to Turkey

      Report highlights massive scale of disaster and rebuilding efforts that must take place

    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      Trade Secrets
      The tricky task of turning the World Bank green Premium content

      New president-presumptive Ajay Banga will lead a fractious organisation in a hazardous political landscape

    • Saturday, 25 February, 2023
      Person in the News
      Ajay Banga, World Bank nominee must swap finance for climate

      The US pick for the institution’s president will face pressure to overhaul its approach to the environment

    • Thursday, 23 February, 2023
      US nominates former Mastercard chief as World Bank president

      Ajay Banga tapped by Joe Biden as institution shifts to greater focus on climate change

    • Thursday, 23 February, 2023
      World Bank development candidates garner support from Mottley

      Leader of global financial institution reform lends backing to two prominent candidates

    • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      A vital moment for World Bank reform

      The next president must address global challenges at scale and with urgency

    • Tuesday, 21 February, 2023
      The Big Read
      The World Bank prepares for a new, greener mission

      Shareholders say the resignation of David Malpass will push the multilateral development bank to put climate change at its centre

    • Monday, 20 February, 2023
      Afsaneh Beschloss
      The next World Bank president has a huge task on their hands

      From climate change to reconstruction, the institution has failed to tackle a range of urgent challenges

    • Monday, 20 February, 2023
      World Bank member nations split over plans to expand balance sheet

      Leading emerging markets and Germany fear proposed reforms threaten institution’s triple-A credit rating

    • Friday, 17 February, 2023
      Poverty campaigners call for leadership overhaul at World Bank

      Departure of David Malpass spurs charities and NGOs to step up efforts to reform multilateral lender

    • Friday, 17 February, 2023
      Moral Money
      Can ‘clean’ jet fuel get airborne? Premium content

      Plus, Starbucks’ union policy comes under fire

    • Thursday, 16 February, 2023
      Climate change
      US leads search for new World Bank chief with climate at heart

      Candidates need to balance wealthy shareholders and countries dealing with poverty

    • Thursday, 16 February, 2023
      World Bank president David Malpass to leave early

      Trump appointee to step down by end of June as institution faces pressure over tackling climate change

    • Thursday, 16 February, 2023
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      The SEC’s crypto crackdown

      World Bank president David Malpass to step down in June

    • Thursday, 9 February, 2023
      Yellen steps up pressure for World Bank overhaul as it lags on climate finance

      US Treasury secretary calls on leadership to reform the global financial institution ‘quickly’

    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      Currencies
      The magic of an SDR-denominated bond

      How to funnel stagnant SDRs where they’re actually needed

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      Global Economy
      World Bank warns global economy on ‘razor’s edge’ of recession

      Officials say worst-case projections in summer 2022 are now their baseline scenario

    • Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
      Sovereign bonds
      World Bank chief economist calls for overhaul of government bailouts

      Indermit Gill says existing framework offers developing countries ‘too little, too late’

    • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
      Global Economy
      World Bank warns of mounting debt burden for poorer countries

      Higher interest rates and slump in currencies raise debt servicing costs by more than a third

    • Wednesday, 30 November, 2022
      Global Economy
      The World Bank’s guarantee debacles

      Adventures in super-seniority

    • Monday, 24 October, 2022
      Moral Money
      The World Bank’s new green gamble Premium content

      Plus, Qatar’s World Cup carbon claims draw scrutiny

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