World Bank appoints Kristalina Georgieva as CEO
Kristalina Georgieva, a former head of EU humanitarian affairs and vice-president of the European Commission, was on Friday appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the World Bank. Georgieva will report to the bank’s president, Jim Yong Kim, who has been reappointed for another five-year term. Notably, Georgieva will begin her appointment by January 2017. 