Tag: David Malpass

• Wednesday, April 10th 2019 - 08:53 UTC

  New president says World Bank urgent challenges are addressing poverty and climate change

  

  Newly-installed World Bank President David Malpass spent his first day at the global lender on Tuesday hammering home the message that the most urgent issue facing the bank is addressing global poverty. President Donald Trump's controversial pick to lead the bank appeared eager to distance himself from his past attacks on the institution and stressed the support he has received from developing nations and from staff.

• Friday, April 5th 2019 - 17:45 UTC

  US Treasury official David Malpass elected as World Bank’s president

  

  David Malpass has been chosen as the president of the World Bank Group (WBG) on Friday after being unanimously elected by the executive board of the organization with no other candidates.

• Tuesday, February 5th 2019 - 09:35 UTC

  Trump's pick for the World Bank, a skeptic of multilateral institutions

  

  The Trump administration has notified World Bank shareholders that President Donald Trump intends to pick senior Treasury Department official David Malpass as the U.S. nominee to lead the development lender, people familiar with the decision said on Monday.

• Wednesday, September 5th 2018 - 07:30 UTC

  Argentina/IMF discussions continue this Wednesday; strong support from Trump

  

  Argentina “made progress” on Tuesday in talks with the International Monetary Fund aimed at securing an accelerated disbursement of a US$50 billion loan it hopes will calm its debilitating economic crisis.

• Friday, May 11th 2018 - 05:39 UTC

  IMF and White House support Macri's economic reform program

  

  International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said on Thursday she is ready to aid Argentina and wants talks on a financing package to be finalized quickly. Lagarde said she instructed the IMF team to continue discussions on a loan program with the goal to “reach a rapid conclusion.”

• Thursday, February 8th 2018 - 09:26 UTC

  China confirms support for Venezuela and lashes out at “irresponsible” US

  

  China’s support for Venezuela has benefited ordinary people and been broadly welcomed, the foreign ministry said after the U.S. Treasury accused China of aiding Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government with murky oil-for-loan investments.