World Bank Chief Economist Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg Announces Resignation
- World Bank Chief Eeconomist Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg has announced to step down from the post with effect from 1st March 2020.
- She is resigning to return to teaching at Yale University and create opportunities for the poor young talented economists to the bank.
- The World Bank President David Malpass has announced that the organisation’s research director Aart Kraay would take over as the Chief Economist in place of Goldberg until a new permanent chief economist is hired.