Malpass shifts the World Bank from conferences to countries

WASHINGTON — David Malpass, who has been the president of the World Bank for seven months, is not a big fan of international development conferences. He has said so on several occasions, including again last week.

“What we’ve wanted to focus on is getting the job done in countries. I’ve not been wanting to spend so much time in the conferences, but more time with the countries ... because our commitment and our mission, I think, is quite clear,” Malpass said at the Center for Global Development in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday.