Economics
Malpass Is Said to Be a Trump Finalist for World Bank President
- Trump may make recommendation soon, people familiar say
- Little appetite seen abroad to challenge U.S. choice
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A Donald Trump loyalist, Treasury Undersecretary David Malpass, is a finalist to be the president’s choice for the next World Bank president, according to people familiar with the matter.
Trump is still interviewing candidates for the job, but several other people the White House has considered are now seen as unlikely to win Trump’s recommendation unless he changes course. They include Ray Washburne, head of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Mark Green, head of the U.S. Agency for International Development, Robert Kimmitt, a former senior U.S. Treasury official, and Pepsico Inc. Chairman Indra Nooyi, the people familiar with the matter said.