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Mercer's Helga Birgden departs after 18 years

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... managing investment risk, return, and reputation for boards, members, and stakeholders. Her clients include the World Bank Group, International Finance Corporation, G20, and several development banks. She has co-authored climate investing reports with ...

World Bank warns of a sharp global growth decline

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2023
... have been revised down for nearly all advanced economies and 70% of emerging market and developing economies. World Bank Group president David Malpass said the crisis facing development is intensifying as the global growth outlook deteriorates. "Emerging ...

AllianceBernstein sees global leadership shake-up

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... three decades of experience in investment management and private banking. Zoellick served as president of the World Bank Group for five years and recently stepped down as chair of Goldman Sachs International Advisors.

TIAA appoints Franklin Templeton co-president

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... Templeton, he was a senior investment officer at the International Finance Corporation, which is part of the World Bank Group. He is currently an advisory council member at DocuSign and The Hive and a board member for the US - India Business Council. ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
... help countries on the continent grow faster and alleviate poverty, according to a new report launched by the World Bank Group and the African Competition Forum (ACF). The report, Breaking Down Barriers, found that reducing the prices of basic food staples ...

Global institutions join sustainable investment group

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... Agricole CIB; European Investment Bank (EIB); HSBC Group; International Finance Corporation (IFC) - a member of the World Bank Group; and Mirova - a subsidiary of Natixis Group. In a joint statement, the CFI partners said: "Financial innovation and capital ...

Hockey commits cash to infra partnerships plan

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
Australia will provide $25 million to the World Bank Group's Global Infrastructure Facility, said Treasurer Joe Hockey in a statement. The Facility will be used to build public-private infrastructure partnerships to streamline "greater private sector ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... cent) to 2,011.36, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index rose 31.24 (0.68 per cent) to 4,593.43. Locally, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim will participate in a question and answer session in Sydney. On Thursday, the Australian sharemarket ...

US retains World Bank leadership

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
... US has retained its hold of the presidency of the World Bank following a vote. The executive directors of the World Bank Group voted Dr. Jim Yong Kim as president for a five-year term beginning on July 1, 2012. The new selection process saw multiple ...

Emerging market funds to be rated on sustainability

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
... they wish to receive a high sustainability rating from the World Bank. IFC, the private sector division of the World Bank Group, is spearheading what it calls a first of its kind initiative to boost sustainable investing awareness, and has given the ...
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