Spotlight | Africa
Candidates queue up for top IFC job

Philippe Le Houérou (left) at the Aid for Trade Global Review in Geneva, July 2019.
Philippe Le Houérou (left) at the Aid for Trade Global Review in Geneva, July 2019. © World Trade Organization/CC BY-SA 2.0
The imminent departure of the chief executive of the International Finance Corporation, the arm of the World Bank that lends to private businesses, has prompted a flurry of interest across the continent, and several high-profile figures have already thrown their hats into the ring. [...]
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