Last week, the Biden administration nominated Ajay Banga, former head of Mastercard, as a candidate to be the next World Bank president. I welcome President Biden’s choice, because Banga is an exciting and well-qualified candidate. As with any nominee, I hope the Bank’s shareholders will consider his full set of qualifications, background, and approach to development issues. Should he be elected, I look forward to continuing to work with staff under his leadership to ensure gender equality is prioritized on the Bank’s agenda.
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely a month ago, the Federal Government through the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, revealed a policy plan by the government to remove fuel subsidy on Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) in February 2022 and a target date of mid-2022 for the complete elimination of fuel subsidies in Nigeria, […]
March 08 2021
The proportion of women in senior
management roles globally stood at 29% in 2020, according to advisory firm
Grant Thornton. This compares with 30% in the EU, 29% in North America and 27%
in Asia-Pacific. Female leaders around the world have told IFLR that gender
diversity in senior management is improving but there is a lot more to be done,
especially when it comes to company and government policies that can help.
Women on the world stage
An unmistakably positive trend has been the rise of female role models
in positions of power around the world. These include European Central Bank
president Christine Lagarde, IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva, EU