WASHINGTON, March 11, 2021—World Bank Group President David Malpass today announced the appointment of Indermit Singh Gill as Vice President for the Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions (EFI) Global Practice Group, which supports clients in building the economic, financial and institutional foundations for inclusive and sustainable growth. Gill is widely respected for his thought leadership, having spearheaded the influential 2009 World Development Report on Economic Geography, and he has published extensively on issues of middle-income countries, developing country debt, green and inclusive growth, managing natural resource wealth, labor markets and inequality. An Indian national, Mr.