World Bank appoints Senegal's Makhtar Diop as first African head of IFC

World Bank appoints Senegal's Makhtar Diop as first African head of IFC

Makhtar Diop, chief executive, International Finance Corporation (IFC). Photo: IFC

The World Bank on Thursday named the first African chief executive of its private sector arm, the International Finance Corp, a position key to the bank‘s efforts to finance vaccines and drive investment in low-carbon energy projects.

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