US candidate for World Bank chief Ajay Banga to meet PM Modi, S Jaishankar in Delhi
India TodayThe former Mastercard CEO and the US candidate to lead the World Bank, Ajay Banga will arrive in India on Thursday and is set to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Delhi. Ajay Banga's visit to India will bring an end to his "global listening tour" where he talked with donor countries and borrowers to gather support and discuss issues of the World Bank. During his visit to Delhi on March 23 and 24, Ajay Banga will meet PM Modi, S Jaishankar and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to discuss India’s development priorities, the World Bank, and global economic development challenges, said the US Treasury. Nominations for the World Bank chief's post will be taken from other countries till March 29 but so far, Ajay Banga has no competitors, said a Reuters report.