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Today, the Center for Global Development is announcing an exciting partnership with six think tanks in the Global South to produce new research on how the MDBs should reform to better support the development needs of client countries and meet today’s challenges.

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Today, the Center for Global Development is announcing an exciting partnership with six think tanks in the Global South to produce new research on how the MDBs should reform to better support the development needs of client countries and meet today’s challenges.

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World Bank President Ajay Banga on Monday rejected allegations that the bank's International Finance Corp arm sought to cover up reports of sexual abuse at ......

Welcoming remarks   Tamsyn Barton, Chief Commissioner, Independent Commission of Aid Impact (ICAI)  Presenter 

World Bank President Ajay Banga on Monday rejected allegations that the bank's International Finance Corp arm sought to cover up reports of sexual abuse at a for-profit school chain in Kenya in which it held a stake from 2013 to 2022. Banga, asked during a Center for Global Development public event about the IFC's response to an independent investigation into the allegations at Bridge International Academies, said he disagreed with the characterization of a cover-up by the IFC.

World Bank President Ajay Banga on Monday rejected allegations that the bank's International Finance Corp arm sought to cover up reports of sexual abuse at a for-profit school chain in Kenya in which it held a stake from 2013 to 2022.

The response comes nearly a year after the exposé covering 10 years was made.

World Bank President Ajay Banga on Monday rejected allegations that the bank's International Finance Corp arm sought to cover up reports of sexual abuse at a for-profit school chain in Kenya in which it held a stake from 2013 to 2022.