World must focus on creating jobsRahul Tandon speaks to Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank.Born in India in 1959, Mr. Banga’s career in business began in the early-1980s, when he started out as a management trainee with the food multinational Nestlé. He then made the move into finance over a decade later, when he joined the Citigroup bank. He quickly rose through the ranks to become the Chief Executive of the bank’s Asia-Pacific business, before then moving onto Mastercard, where he eventually became CEO.During this time, Mr. Banga, who became a US citizen in 2007, also advised a number of senior US politicians - including President Barack Obama and later, Vice-President Kamala Harris. It was Harris’ boss, President Joe Biden, who subsequently nominated him to lead the World Bank in 2023.The World Bank is a group of international organisations, such as the International Development Association and the International Finance Corporation, that provide grants and loans to low and middle-income countries for the purpose of economic development. As some of these countries are considered to be too high-risk by the international financial markets, the World Bank is an important source of financial support.Since the middle of the last century, the group has navigated multiple global political and economic challenges, adapting along the way to ensure that that financial support continues. Going forward, Mr. Banga believes there’s an overriding priority for sustainable development - jobs.
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this interview is a sickeningly shameful vomit or bbc bias and slavishly pro israeli stand. shame on youp
Are you Ashamed of what you did ? is the only worthy question to be put to such a person
She is extremely racist and two-faced, clearly manipulating her words to mask a calculated and systemic form of evil. Her hypocrisy knows no bounds, as she twists facts to serve her agenda while maintaining a false image of fairness. Her condescension and deceit are as apparent as her lack of genuine empathy, making her a symbol of corrupt authority. Arrogance, that her moral compass is completely broken..where do you find these B×××××
stephen the lap dog. israel is commiting a genocide. your attempts to always add a disclaimer only brings attention to the fact that israel is committing attrocities unimaginagble.
why is iran supposed to show restraint and be disciplined as israel moves around on murder rampages like a mad dog?
sir i voted for you as an immigrant jaja but people wanted obama
this interview is a complete waste of time. this guy sounds like a psychotic serial murderer who needs to be committed to an institution
Yet another lie from an Israeli official goes unchallenged by HardTalk. It is such a disgusting lie to say there have been more aid trucks to Gaza than there were before the genocide. Not a word of challenge from Stephen Sackur.
danon sounds positively murderous and demented
very sad, that Jan actually believes he is making a difference. what he is doing, is keeping himself in a job......
let's not forget. the slaughter that was acted out on Israel by Hamas. no. iIsrael has not acted, unwisely.
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Last time Hardtalk had someone from Israel on was nearly three weeks ago. Gazans killed were reported around a thousand. The number of Gazans killed is now reported around NINE thousand. What ya think? Time to get someone on from Israel again??
nice talk
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what a Moran ! shameful
The interviewer missed an opportunity to ask him. Why do you talk with that put on British accent?
strange how they don't talk about the FGM in Indonesia and Malaysia, its growing there in response to further islamisation. Didnyou choose to highlight the Sierra Leone one because it is not linked to Islam?
recorded two times!