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Alden Winship "Tom" Clausen [1] (February 17, 1923 – January 21, 2013) [2] was President of the World Bank from 1981 to 1986. He was also president and CEO of Bank of America in 1970 and again in 1986.
Managing Director of the World Bank; Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) First interim World Bank Group president born outside United States First World Bank Group president born in Europe First World Bank Group president from Germany: 9 James Wolfensohn: June 1, 1995 – May 31, 2005 United States [a]
Uganda joined the World Bank on September 27, 1963, along with the IBRD, IDA and IFC. It later joined the ICSID on October 14, 1966, and the MIGA on June 10, 1992. [1] Uganda also holds the chair for the 22 nation Africa Group 1 Constituency, headed by Anne Kabagambe. [2] Uganda holds 0.07% [3] of the vote in the IBRD while its constituency ...
An indirect presidential election was held on 16 April 2012 to choose a new president of the World Bank Group to replace Robert Zoellick, whose term expired in June.Although the organisation has always had presidents from, and nominated by, the United States, this election featured the nomination of two non-United States candidates for the first time, [1] originating, respectively, from ...
Pages in category "Presidents of the World Bank Group" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The World Bank has regularly failed to live up to its own policies for protecting people harmed by projects it finances. The World Bank and its private-sector lending arm, the International Finance Corp., have financed governments and companies accused of human rights violations such as rape, murder and torture.
Ahmad joined World Bank in 1991 and worked on infrastructure development in Africa and Eastern Europe. [2] He spent 10 years as the deputy resident representative and principal economist in Johannesburg. [1] He then worked as regional team leader of the Water and Sanitation Program in New Delhi during 2000–2005. [3]
In the spring of 2011, the World Bank urged Kenya’s finance ministry to end the evictions until the bank could help the government work out a plan for addressing the Sengwer’s concerns. According to bank officials, Kenyan authorities agreed to stop the evictions until they found new land where the Sengwer could relocate.