From the article:
Since taking over as World Bank president in April, David Malpass’s biggest challenge has been convincing people he is not doing President Trump’s bidding.
Malpass, 63, was picked by Trump to lead the World Bank, the global institution that provides more than $65 billion a year to help the world’s poor. Critics feared he would arrive on his first day with a hatchet and a game plan to make dramatic changes .
But so far there has been relief — even cautious optimism — among World Bank staff and the development community about Malpass, who has gone out of his way to provide reassurance that he is not planning to gut the bank’s personnel, alienate China or slash funding for climate change initiatives.
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“It’s early days, but I’m cautiously optimistic about Malpass based on what I’ve seen,” said Masood Ahmed, president of the Center for Global Development.
