The World Bank Accountability Mechanism (AM) is headed by AM Secretary who is appointed by the Board of Executive Directors for one five-year non-renewable term and reports directly to the Board. The ...

Thorsten Beck, Aslı Demirgüç-Kunt and Ross Levine, 2000, "A New Database on Financial Development and Structure," World Bank Economic Review 14, 597-605. (An earlier version was issued as World Bank ...

The IMF’s Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and World Bank President Ajay Banga have made similar points to the administration in separate engagements. They argue that they can cover their own ...