The World Bank's executive board expects to select a new president by early May after last week's news that David Malpass will leave the top job well before his contract ends in April 2024, the bank said in a statement late on Wednesday.
The World Bank board gave a list of criteria and relevant experience for would-be applicants, including "effective communication and diplomatic skills" and also said it "would strongly encourage women candidates to be nominated."
It remains unclear if other countries will nominate their own candidates to lead the bank, which provides billions of dollars a year in funding for developing economies. He faced pressure to resign last fall after failing to say whether he accepts the scientific consensus around climate change. Malpass later apologized and defended the bank's record on climate, but was not expected to get a second term in the job.
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