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FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2018, file photo, Ivanka Trump, the daughter of President Donald Trump, arrives for a ceremony to pardon the National Thanksgiving Turkey in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. An ethics watchdog group asked the Justice Department on Friday to investigate whether President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka violated federal conflict-of-interest law by promoting an Opportunity Zone tax break program from which she could potentially benefit. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Ivanka Trump to work on World Bank president search

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In this Sept. 12, 2017, file photo World Bank President Jim Yong Kim pauses during a joint press conference for the 1+6 Roundtable Dialogue at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Donald Trump’s World Bank pick could reverse climate change focus

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

World Bank cuts forecast for world economic growth in 2019

By PAUL WISEMAN - Associated Press

In this Nov. 6, 2018, file photo World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, left, and Bill Gates, former Microsoft CEO and co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, listen to a speaker at the Reinvented Toilet Expo in Beijing. Kim, the president of the World Bank, says he is resigning at the end of January. Kim's unexpected departure nearly three years before his term was set to expire, is likely to set off a fierce battle between the Trump administration and other countries who have complained about the influence the United States exerts over the World Bank. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announces his departure

By Martin Crutsinger - Associated Press

Lebanese protesters chant slogans during a protest against corruption and criticizing long-serving politicians for failing to form a government, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018. Lebanon is marking 75 years of independence with a military parade Thursday in Beirut, but many anxious Lebanese feel they have little to celebrate: the country's corruption-plagued economy is dangerously close to collapse and political bickering over shares in a new Cabinet is threatening to scuttle pledges worth $11 billion by international donors. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanon’s economy faces stark choice: Reform or collapse

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde attends a news briefing after the Third Round Table Dialogue in Beijing, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. (Thomas Peter/Pool Photo via AP)

Heads of World Bank, IMF say risks of trade tensions growing

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From left to right, Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde, Finland's Finance Minister Petteri Orpo, and Indonesia's Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati pose for a group photo during the IMF and World Bank meetings in Bali, Indonesia on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

The Latest: IMF’s Lagarde planning to attend Saudi meeting

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Indonesian women stand on the rubble as they look for what's left from a relative's house at Balaroa neighborhood in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. Indonesia's search for victims buried in neighborhoods annihilated by an earthquake and tsunami is nearing its end almost two weeks after the double disasters hit the remote city. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

UN secretary general visits quake-hit Indonesian city

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Indonesia's President Joko Widodo delivers his speech during the opening of International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Bank annual meetings in Bali, Indonesia on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

Indonesian president says trade wars too destructive

By ELAINE KURTENBACH - Associated Press

Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde, left, and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim attend a trade conference in Bali, Indonesia Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

As markets swoon, finance chiefs urge US, China to cool it

By ELAINE KURTENBACH - Associated Press

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, second left, greets Director General of the World Trade Organization Roberto Azevedo, second right, Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde, left, and Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Angel Gurria during a trade conference in Bali, Indonesia Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

The Latest: Rights groups say police stifled talks in Bali

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World Bank report warns Gaza Strip economy is in ‘free fall’

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World Bank Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa Ferid Belhaj, speaks during a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 31, 2018. Belhaj said Tuesday that the Lebanese economy is &quot;not doing great&quot; and urged the country's leaders to approve projects put forward by the international lender, saying otherwise they would be cancelled. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

World Bank warns some Lebanon projects might be cancelled

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, extends his hand as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduces the Canadian delegation before a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)

Not waiting for U.S., Canada signs up for Chinese investment bank

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

DRC President Joseph Kabila inaugurates the Avenue des Poids Lours, one of several infrastructure upgrades underway. (Photo: Ministry of Infrastructure and Public Works, DRC)

After years of turmoil, a promising future

By Tim Cashion

In this Saturday, Aug. 26, 2006, file photo, then U.S. Sen. Barack Obama meets with his step-grandmother Sarah Obama at his father's house in Kogelo, western Kenya. On Friday, July 24, 2015, Obama is due to arrive in Kenya, the country of his father's birth, for the first time since he was a U.S. senator in 2006, and the first stop on his two-nation African tour in which he will also visit Ethiopia. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim, File) **FILE**

Obama’s electricity plan in jeopardy as he heads to Africa

By Josh Lederman - Associated Press

Chinese President Xi Jinping waits to welcome French Prime Minister Manuel at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Friday, Jan. 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Fred Dufour, Pool) ** FILE **

China celebrates Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank charter signing with U.S. allies

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama speaks about recent unrest in Baltimore during his joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama denies trying to subvert China’s new bank

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times