Donald Trump pick only contender for World Bank President

Washington: US Treasury official David Malpass, who is President Donald Trump’s pick to become the World Bank’s new President, is the only contender in the race as a nomination deadline ended with no other challengers. On Thursday, the bank’s board of executive directors confirmed that it had received only one nomination and that Malpass, the Treasury’s undersecretary for international affairs, will be considered for the position, reports Xinhua news agency.

But he has to be approved by the board before he is officially declared as the bank’s next President. The deadline for submitting nominations ended earlier on Thursday, and the bank expects to conclude the selection process before the upcoming spring meetings in April. In January, The World Bank outlined the selection process for the next president to replace Jim Yong Kim, who suddenly announced an early departure from the multilateral development bank. (IANS)

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