World · East Asia & Pacific · 2 hrs ago
Japan’s Satsuki Katayama Set to Chair World Bank-IMF Development Committee
Satsuki Katayama, Japan’s finance minister, is set to become chair of the Development Committee.
The committee is part of the work of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, or IMF.
Katayama would be the first Japanese official to hold the chair role.
The appointment marks a first for Japan in this position.
The information available does not describe the committee’s work or any policy changes tied to the appointment.
Katayama’s appointment is expected to put her in the role of chair.
Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama is set to chair the World Bank and International Monetary Fund’s Development Committee.
She would be the first Japanese official appointed to the role.
The committee is a joint World Bank and International Monetary Fund panel.
The appointment is reported as forthcoming.
- Who
- Satsuki Katayama, Japan’s finance minister.
- What
- She is set to become chair of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund’s Development Committee.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Not stated.
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- Appointee
- Satsuki Katayama
- Role
- Chair of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund’s Development Committee
- First
- First Japanese official appointed to the role
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