World Bank leaders are gearing up for a daunting task: cutting the number of staff especially at the multilateral institution’s cushy Washington headquarters without prompting popular dissent.
Rumors have been flying about impending job cuts since last fall, when senior management announced the goal of slashing $400 million from the bank’s operating budget as a part of President Jim Kim’s ambitious reform plans. But until recently, they were just that — rumors.
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