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Who’s who at Cop27: the leaders who hold the world’s future in their hands

A look at who will – and who may not – be at the Sharm el-Sheikh climate summit this month

The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2022

World Bank breaks sustainability vow

A new report alleges the World Bank has failed on its promise to align more closely with the Paris agreement

Salon · Oct 20, 2022

Ukraine's Marchenko to chair IMF, World Bank governing boards in 2023

The shareholders of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank on Friday selected Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko as the next rotating chair of the boards of governors of both institutions in 2023.

Reuters · Oct 14, 2022

World Bank preparing to disburse another $530 million to Ukraine-Malpass

World Bank President David Malpass said on Thursday that the lender is preparing to disburse another $530 million to Ukraine by the end of October, financing enabled by guarantees from Britain and Denmark that brings total World Bank disbursements to the war-torn country to about $11 billion this year.

Reuters · Oct 13, 2022

World Bank defends climate record in meeting with NGOs

World Bank President David Malpass defended the institution's commitment to tackling climate change on Tuesday, telling civil society groups that have criticized his leadership on the issue that the bank is focused on global warming.

Reuters · Oct 11, 2022

Larry Summers wants to spend trillions on climate

The former Treasury secretary is looking for the World Bank to increase its lending

Axios · Oct 11, 2022

World Bank's Malpass, IMF's Georgieva See Rising Risks of Global Recession

World Bank President David Malpass and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned on Monday of a growing risk of global recession and said inflation remained a continuing problem after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. "There's a risk and real danger of a world recession next year," Malpass said in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 10, 2022

World Bank chief says will keep 'intense' focus on addressing climate change

World Bank President David Malpass said on Friday that he was keeping an "intense" focus on the bank's efforts to address climate change and was embracing the U.S. Treasury's call to dramatically boost lending capacity to address this and other global problems.

Reuters · Oct 7, 2022

India can lead G20 on education, climate and debt sustainability: World Bank President

World Bank President David Malpass points to India’s involvement in restructuring debts in Sri Lanka and it being a major creditor to African nations; calls the country a leader in education

The Hindu · Oct 7, 2022

World Bank ‘has given nearly $15bn to fossil fuel projects since Paris deal’

A group of 50 NGOs found that bank and subsidiaries had funded oil refinery and gas processing

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2022