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    Devex Newswire: World Bank meetings go out with an inconclusive bang

    In today's edition: The World Bank-IMF annual meetings ended with plenty of discord over the agreements that were clinched — with Ajay Banga’s reforms getting mixed reviews. Can the bank really walk and chew gum at the same time?

    By Anna Gawel // 17 October 2023

    The World Bank-International Monetary Fund annual meetings ended with plenty of discord over the agreements that were clinched — with bank President Ajay Banga’s reforms garnering mixed reviews.

    Also in today’s edition: Is the World Bank sacrificing its original mandate of poverty alleviation in favor of fighting climate change?

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      Anna Gawel is the Managing Editor of Devex. She previously worked as the managing editor of The Washington Diplomat, the flagship publication of D.C.’s diplomatic community. She’s had hundreds of articles published on world affairs, U.S. foreign policy, politics, security, trade, travel and the arts on topics ranging from the impact of State Department budget cuts to Caribbean efforts to fight climate change. She was also a broadcast producer and digital editor at WTOP News and host of the Global 360 podcast. She holds a journalism degree from the University of Maryland in College Park.

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