Can Trump's pick be stopped from leading the World Bank? | Larry Elliott

Many fear the abrasive David Malpass will use the bank to pursue White House's agenda

Until a month ago David Malpass was a civil servant at the US Treasury with die-hard Republican sympathies and an abrasive management style. Jim Yong Kim's decision in January to step down as president of the World Bank means he is now in line to head the international community's flagship development body.

Kim's decision to accept a job at a Wall Street private equity firm went down badly with staff at the bank, who were unimpressed that he could make more of an impact in global development through his lucrative career move. Instead, he is considered a greedball.