{"id":23610,"date":"2023-03-02T09:27:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T09:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/02\/bawumia-congratulates-ajay-banga-for-his-nomination-by-joe-biden-as-next-world-bank-president\/"},"modified":"2023-03-02T09:27:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T09:27:23","slug":"bawumia-congratulates-ajay-banga-for-his-nomination-by-joe-biden-as-next-world-bank-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/02\/bawumia-congratulates-ajay-banga-for-his-nomination-by-joe-biden-as-next-world-bank-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Bawumia congratulates Ajay Banga for his nomination by Joe Biden as next World Bank President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"394\"  alt=\"\" title=\"Bawumia-corrupt\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Bawumia-corrupt.jpg\" data- class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"394\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Bawumia-corrupt.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Bawumia-corrupt\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p><strong>Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has congratulated Ajay Banga for his nomination by US President Joe Biden as the next President of the World Bank.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mr Biden on Thursday nominated former <span id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-1\" class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\">MasterCard Boss <\/span>to become president of the World Bank.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden hailed his business experience in his native India and his commitment to mobilizing private funds to expand financial inclusion and help developing countries grapple with climate change.<\/p>\n<p>In series of tweets, Vice President Dr Mahaumdu Bawumia said his vast and rich experience in the private sector and his passion for all things digital make him an appropriate and exciting choice for developing countries in general and African countries in particular.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongratulations to Ajay Banga for his nomination by President Joe Biden as the next President of the World Bank. Born and raised in India, Mr. Banga is very familiar with the issues facing developing nations.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"442\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/baw..-295x300.png\" data- class=\"alignnone wp-image-282908 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-282908\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/baw..-295x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"442\"  \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis vast and rich experience in the private sector and his passion for all things digital make him an appropriate and exciting choice for developing countries in general and African countries in particular. Congratulations to you Mr. Ajay Banga,\u201d Dr Bawumia stressed.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s nomination of Banga, 63, now a U.S. citizen, all but assures he will assume a job that oversees billions of dollars of funding, putting someone with close ties to emerging markets at the helm of the bank as it races to better help developing countries address climate change and other pressing challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAjay is uniquely equipped to lead the World Bank at this critical moment in history,\u201d Biden said in a statement. \u201cRaised in India, Ajay has a unique perspective on the opportunities and challenges facing developing countries and how the World Bank can deliver on its ambitious agenda to reduce poverty and expand prosperity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden singled Banga\u2019s decades of experience building global companies and building public-private partnerships to tackle urgent challenges such as climate change, and said he had a proven track record working with global leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Banga\u2019s work in India and other emerging markets, his \u201cobsession\u201d with expanding financial inclusion, and his deep knowledge of new technologies could help bridge the growing divide between rich countries and emerging markets, said Luis Alberto Moreno, who worked closely with Banga while serving as president of the Inter-American Development Bank.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe can really be a force for change,\u201d Moreno said, noting that Banga enjoyed the trust of financial markets whose support was urgently needed to help raise the trillions of dollars needed to deal with global challenges.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Laud Nartey|3news.com|Ghana with additional files from CNBC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has congratulated Ajay Banga for his nomination by US President Joe Biden as the next President of the World Bank. Mr Biden on Thursday nominated former MasterCard Boss to become president of the World Bank. 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