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Can this former CEO fix the World Bank and solve the world's climate finance and debt crises as the institution's next president?

Written by Rachel Kyte, Dean of the Fletcher School, Tufts University

Ajay Banga is expected to become the next World Bank president.Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images

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Can this former CEO fix the World Bank and solve the world's climate finance and debt crises as the institution's next president?

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A probe into ‘forever chemicals’ in activewear lays bare fashion’s greenwashing problem

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Negative gearing tax breaks could finally be tightened in the May budget. What options are on the table?

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