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Indermit Gill to step down as World Bank chief economist
NewsBytes | May 15, 2026 1:40 PM CST

Indermit Gill pushed for debt transparency

Gill pushed for more transparency and fairness around global debt, especially for low- and middle-income countries.
He also oversaw efforts to strengthen the data, tools and analysis used in Business Ready, a new project that replaced the old Doing Business rankings after they ran into data issues.
Banga credited Gill with boosting research on climate resilience and public finance, pretty big topics right now.

World Bank to choose Gill's replacement

Before his World Bank days, Gill taught at the University of Chicago before joining the World Bank in 1993, and later taught at Duke University for several years and made a mark in development research.
The World Bank is expected to begin choosing his replacement soon as the World Bank keeps working through challenges like inflation and slow economic growth.


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