Ajay Banga, the former CEO of Mastercard, was in February this year nominated by US President Joe Biden to lead the World Bank. He will be taking charge at a pivotal time for the development lender as it looks to better address climate change
He is the first-ever Indian-American and Sikh-American to head either of the two top international financial institutions: the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank
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