The Trump administration is moving swiftly to shore up support for the candidacy of David Malpass to be the next president of the World Bank, hoping to head off potential challengers as the nominating process gets under way. An official announcement of Mr. Malpass’s nomination is expected Wednesday, and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has been speaking with foreign counterparts to rally support for Mr. Malpass’s candidacy, according to a senior administration official.

Source: Wall Street Journal February 05, 2019 19:07 UTC