Yellen Calls for World Bank Overhaul Including Scaled-Up Lending
- Treasury chief to say development banks need broader focus
- Changes could mobilize tens of billions of dollars for loans
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen proposed changes for the World Bank and regional development banks Thursday, pushing them to move beyond country-specific loans to address global threats and speed the flow of private capital to poor and emerging economies.