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Indian-origin Ajay Banga elected as new World Bank president for 5-year term

The World Bank's 25-member executive board on Wednesday elected former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga to a five-year term as president, effective June 2, ushering in the India-born finance and development expert to revamp the lender to tackle climate change and other global crises.