Jim Yong Kim’s sudden departure brought token regrets and faint praise from US President Donald Trump, without any hint as to who the successor will be. Photo: AP

Macroscope by Anthony Rowley

Who would want to take the helm of a World Bank that has lost its focus?

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Bank is promoter of poverty reduction and social welfare, health care agency, economic and financial policy adviser and (only then) infrastructure builder

Founded in 1944 to finance post-World War II reconstruction, the institution has lost its identity and sense of purpose

Anthony Rowley

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Published: 10:30am, 13 Jan, 2019

Updated: 7:57pm, 13 Jan, 2019

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Jim Yong Kim’s sudden departure brought token regrets and faint praise from US President Donald Trump, without any hint as to who the successor will be. Photo: AP

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Who would want to take the helm of a World Bank that has lost its focus?

Bank is promoter of poverty reduction and social welfare, health care agency, economic and financial policy adviser and (only then) infrastructure builder Founded in 1944 to finance post-World War II reconstruction, the institution has lost its identity and sense of purpose

Bank is promoter of poverty reduction and social welfare, health care agency, economic and financial policy adviser and (only then) infrastructure builder

Founded in 1944 to finance post-World War II reconstruction, the institution has lost its identity and sense of purpose