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  2. Oby Ezekwesili - Wikipedia

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    Obiageli " Oby " Ezekwesili // ⓘ (born 28 April 1963) is an economic policy expert, an advocate for transparency, accountability, good governance and human capital development, a humanitarian and an activist. She is a former vice president for the World Bank (Africa region), co-founder and founding director of Transparency International, co ...

  3. Victoria Kwakwa - Wikipedia

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    Victoria Kwakwa is a Ghanaian economist who currenttly serves as the Vice President of the World Bank for Eastern and Southern Africa. She previously served as the Vice President of the World Bank for Corporate Strategic Initiatives from September 2021 to 01 July 2022. [ 1 ][ 2 ] She also served as Vice President at the World Bank for East Asia ...

  4. Makhtar Diop - Wikipedia

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    He joined the World Bank in 2001 and served as vice president for Africa between 2012 and 2018 and as vice president for Infrastructure from 2018 to 2021. [2] On March 1, 2021, Diop was named managing director and Executive Vice President of the International Finance Corporation, a sister organization of the World Bank .

  5. World Bank - Wikipedia

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    The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. [ 5 ] The World Bank is the collective name for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and International Development Association ...

  6. President of the World Bank Group - Wikipedia

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    Ajay Banga. since June 2, 2023. Term length. Five years, renewable. Website. president.worldbankgroup.org. The president of the World Bank Group is the head of World Bank Group. The president is responsible for chairing the meetings of the boards of directors and for overall management of the World Bank Group.

  7. World Bank Group - Wikipedia

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    Website. worldbank.org. The World Bank Group (WBG) is a family of five international organizations that make leveraged loans to developing countries. It is the largest and best-known development bank in the world and an observer at the United Nations Development Group. [7] The bank is headquartered in Washington, D.C., in the United States.

  8. Mwai Kibaki - Wikipedia

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    Mwai Kibaki. Emilio Stanley Mwai Kibaki[needs IPA] CGH [1] (15 November 1931 – 21 April 2022) [2] was a Kenyan politician who served as the third President of Kenya from December 2002 until April 2013. He served in various leadership positions in Kenya's government including being the longest serving Member of Parliament (MP) in Kenya from ...

  9. Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People - Wikipedia

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    Former World Bank Vice-President for Africa, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, estimated that $400 billion of Nigeria's oil revenue was stolen or misspent from 1960 to 1999. [17] A Nigerian anti-corruption agency estimated that around 70% of oil revenues were wasted or lost to corruption.