South Africa: SA Seeks Transparent Appointment of World Bank President

Pretoria — Finance Minister Trevor Manuel on Saturday reiterated South Africa's call for a transparent process to appoint the World Bank President, which did not restrict the candidate by nationality.

"Minister Manuel today re-iterated South Africa's strong support for the G-20 position that the heads of the international financial institutions, including the World Bank, should be appointed using an open, transparent selection process with candidates not restricted by nationality," the National Treasury said in a statement.

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