World Bank Archives - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment

Response to the announcement that the United States has nominated Ajay Banga as President of the World Bank

Press release on 23 February, 2023

Welcoming the announcement today that the United States has nominated Ajay Banga as President of the World Bank, Professor Lord... Read more

Making the best use of multilateral development banks’ $2 trillion in callable capital

Commentary

by Hans Peter Lankes, Chris Humphrey and Nancy Lee

on 12 December, 2022

Multilateral development banks are increasingly central to global efforts to reduce poverty, improve opportunity and address climate change. This commentary examines the recent G20 panel proposal on ‘callable capital’ as part of the multilateral development bank reform agenda. Read more

Letter from Nicholas Stern to Aleksei Mozhin (Dean of the IMF Board)

Policy publication

by Nicholas Stern

on 26 September, 2021

This letter from Lord Nicholas Stern to Aleksei Mozhin (Dean of the IMF Board) concerns recent discussions and reports concerning the role of Kristalina Georgieva in relation to the World Bank publication “Doing Business”. In the letter Lord Stern outlines why he has full confidence in Kristalina and in her continued leadership over the coming crucial years. Read more

Statement by Lord Stern on the World Bank Group’s Climate Change Action Plan for 2021-25

Press release on 24 June, 2021

Welcoming the publication this week of the World Bank Group’s Climate Change Action Plan for 2021-25, Nicholas Stern, Chair of the Grantham... Read more