– From the Swedish side, we think it is vitally important that the world bank group is working actively against climate change with a more inclusive growth and greater equality, ” says minister of finance Magdalena Andersson (S).
David Malpass has been working with Donald Trump since the presidential campaign in 2016, and has in recent years been responsible for international affairs at the u.s. treasury.
approved on Friday, the 63-year-old to the new president of the world Bank.
” We will be reminding us that it will be a good cooperation. He has also shown interest for the nordic-baltic constituency. Among other things, he came to Reykjavik when we had a meeting there and I talked to him myself as recently as earlier this week, ” says Magdalena Andersson.
Skeptics fear that David Malpass is not going to work for the world bank’s stated goals of combating climate change and focusing on health care and assistance to refugees, writes the Financial Times.
David Malpass criticized the 2017 world Bank, the International monetary fund (IMF) and other organisations so that they impinge on individual countries ‘ economic decision. He has also questioned the world bank loans to China.
says that the government is now carefully will observe that David Malpass is pursuing the world bank’s priorities on climate, gender equality and the objectives of Agenda 2030.
– He has previously expressed a sceptical attitude when it comes to multilateralism, but which he has clarified its position and we think that is good.
minister of development cooperation, Peter Eriksson (MP) describes the world Bank as an extremely important player when it comes to development, relief and climate.
Malpass is a conservative classical economist. We’ll see what it leads to. There is a concern within the environmental movement, and in a lot of countries that he does not take climate issues seriously, ” says Eriksson.
” But we’re trying to from as many places as possible to tell him and the world Bank how important it is to continue to conduct an active policy in this area.
– in particular, climate change. You can also think about how progressive he is the current equality, but where he has shown more interest during the nomination process.
David Malpass will take over as chairman on Tuesday and sits on a five-year term.
