Banktoppmöte i skalvdrabbat Marrakech

Banktoppmöte i skalvdrabbat Marrakech

Världsbanken och Internationella valutafonden (IMF) kommer att hålla sitt årliga möte i Marrakech i Marocko i oktober, som planerat. Detta trots att staden och stora områden runt den och i landet drabbades hårt i jordbävningen den 8 september.

Finansministerns nya toppjobb – som första svensk

Finansministerns nya toppjobb – som första svensk

Hennes nya post som ordförande presenteras formellt fredagen 25 oktober, under IMF och Världsbankens årsmöte när avgående ordföranden, Förenade Arabemiratens finansminister Mohamed bin Hadi Al Hussaini, välkomnar Elisabeth Svantesson som ny ordförande för Världsbankens och IMF:s gemensamma utvecklingskommitté. – Allt man gör, både där hemma och internationellt, handlar ju om relationer, säger Svantesson. Ingen svensk har haft rollen som ordförande tidigare. Hon blir den andra ordföranden från Europa och fjärde kvinnan någonsin. ”Fullt fokus och kraft där hemma” Trots det nya internationella uppdraget kommer hon ha gott om tid för sitt arbete som Sveriges finansminister, säger hon i Nyhetsmorgon. – Jag kommer naturligtvis att lägga fullt fokus och kraft där hemma som jag alltid gör. Men det känns viktigt i en tid som det här när mycket fragmentiseras och dras isär att man hittar varandra och hittar ett sätt att jobba ihop mellan våra länder, säger finansministern. ”Handlar om relationer” Mandatperioden är vanligtvis två år och påbörjas efter ett årsmöte. Svantesson väljs för perioden 2025-2026 men kommer i praktiken redan ta över som ordförande i november 2024. I sin roll kommer Svantesson framför allt agera mötesordförande under kommitténs årsmöten, sammankalla andra möten vid behov och samråda med Världsbankens chef. Redan i hennes nuvarande jobb som Sveriges finansminister har hon fått bra relationer på internationell nivå, berättar hon i Nyhetsmorgon. – Allt man gör, både här hemma och där, handlar om relationer. – Politik är ju för människor och man gör det med människor. Man gör det tillsammans, bygger relationer och bygger broar, säger Svantesson. Världsbanksgruppen är den största kanalen för svenskt bistånd, bland annat till Ukraina, enligt regeringen. Sedan Rysslands invasion har Världsbankens banken hittills mobiliserat över 47 miljarder US-dollar i ekonomiskt stöd från givarländerna, vilket är en betydande del av det internationella ekonomiska stödet till Ukraina.

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