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World Bank President David Malpass discussed global challenges and inclusive economic growth ahead of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings. In a conversation hosted by…

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and World Bank President David Malpass both warned the risks for a global recession were high. They also stressed the important…

Amid allegations of being a climate change denier, World Bank President David Malpass denied the change and said he did not consider resigning. His remarks came as he joined Politico for a…

World Bank Group President David Malpass held a news conference during the World Bank Group/International Monetary Fund 2021 Virtual Spring meetings. He gave an overview of topics discussed…

President Trump officially nominated David Malpass, the Treasury under secretary for international affairs, to head the World Bank. Mr. Malpass must be approved by the institution’s…

David Malpass, the Treasury undersecretary for international affairs, testified about international financial institutions before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Monetary…

Mr. Mallaby talked about his book The Worlds Banker: A Story of Failed States, Financial Crises, and The Wealth and Poverty of Nations, published by Penguin Books. He spoke about the tenure…

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim talked to reporters and responded to questions ahead of the organization’s annual spring meeting at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. In response to one…

John Perkins talked about his book The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, in which he shares stories about the work that economic operators do to cheat countries around the world out…

Jim Yong Kim outlined World Bank initiatives to fight poverty, and ways the international community could work more effectively with the United Nations to end poverty. He reiterated his…

Jim Yong Kim talked with reporters and responded to questions at a “Monitor Breakfast” hosted by the Christian Science Monitor at the St. Regis Hotel. President Kim spoke about the role of the…

World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim briefed reporters and responded to questions at the beginning of the International Monetary Fund-World Bank Group annual meeting at the IMF Building in…

Jim Yong Kim held a press briefing at the 2014 Spring International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank meeting. Topics included reform efforts, global climate change, Ukraine and the…

Christine Lagarde held a press briefing at the 2014 Spring International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank meeting. She addressed IMF reforms, Ukraine and the effects of sanctions against…

Jim Yong Kim talked about World Bank’s efforts to address global economic inequality, announcing plans to end extreme poverty by 2030. He also talked about building a hydro-electric plant in Africa and…

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim outlined the organization’s efforts to stop corruption in its development projects. He was joined by panelists in a discussion on ways to control…

Outgoing World Bank President Robert Zoellick talked global development during his tenure. In his remarks he cautioned against a top-down approach to international development work, and…

President Obama announced his nominee to head the World Bank, Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim. A medical doctor and anthropologist, his former positions include former director of the…

Jay Carney gave the daily White House briefing. Topics included President Obama’s nomination of for Dr. Jim Yong Kim to be the next World Bank president, the second anniversary of the health care…

Uri Dadush talked about the World Bank. He discussed the role and mission of the World Bank, how it operates, and how it is able to assist countries in development. He responded to phone…