Prime Minister Takaichi (高市) announced on her X account late on the 12th that Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki (片山さつき) will become the next chair of the World Bank-IMF Development Committee. She will be the first Japanese chair since the committee was established in 1974.
Prime Minister Takaichi (高市) announced on X that Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki (片山さつき) is scheduled to become the next chair of the World Bank-IMF Development Committee. She is expected to be the first Japanese chair.
The committee advises the World Bank and the IMF on development policy. Since its establishment in 1974, no one from Japan has served as its chair.
In her own X post, Minister Katayama (片山さつき) commented that the announcement gave her a renewed sense of responsibility. Prime Minister Takaichi (高市) said she was proud to chair the long-standing, prestigious committee.