TIME’s 100 most influential people of 2024: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Ajay Banga comes to the World Bank after leading a global organisation through which he brought millions of unbanked people into the digital economy.
"The New Delhi Declaration was great as India has brought everyone together and it has really improved India's standing in the world," said Banga.
World Bank President Ajay Banga, who is on India's visit to participate in G20 meet, hailed the Indian economy saying India is doing a lot of things to stay ahead during the global slowdown.
This would be Banga's first trip to India after he took over as the World Bank president last month.
Banga was announced as the candidate for the post of president of the World Bank by US President Joe Biden earlier in February this year.
US President said Banga will also be integral in bringing together the public and private sectors, alongside philanthropies, to usher in the fundamental changes in development finance that this moment requires.
Banga was announced as the candidate for the post of president of the World Bank by US President Joe Biden earlier in February this year.
World Bank presidential nominee Ajay Banga tested COVID-19 positive during routine testing in New Delhi. He is currently quarantined in isolation.
US nominee for World Bank President Ajay Banga will meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as the Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman and the Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar.
Ajay Banga has been nominated by the USA to lead the World Bank because of his vast expertise in issues like climate change. He is the first Indian born to be nominated for such a position.
President Joe Biden announced that Indian American Ajay Banga is uniquely equipped to lead the global institution at this critical moment.
Indian American Ajay Banga has a proven track record managing people and systems, and partnering with global leaders around the world to deliver results, US President Joe Biden said in a statement.
Mastercard's Indian-American President and Chief Executive Officer Ajay Banga will step down from his role and assume charge as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, as the payments giant announced Michael Miebach as the new CEO.
New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi ended the day with a dinner with more than 40 top CEOs of United States at New York's Waldorf Astoria hotel.The Prime Minister's Office tweeted that the meeting involved
New York: Over a power-packed breakfast meeting with captains of 11 large American corporations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today pitched for big-ticket investments to develop India's infrastructure and create more jobs and enhance the quality
New York, Nov 20: MasterCard's India-born CEO Ajay Banga and ICICI Bank chief Chanda Kochhar have been named by Fortune magazine among the '2012 Businesspersons of the Year', an annual ranking of 50 global leaders
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