The World Bank Group has appointed Judith Green as the new country manager for Malaysia, a move aimed at enhancing the organization's support for Malaysia's public and private sector priorities. This role, which consolidates World Bank Group leadership at the country level, aims to improve coordination and access to the organization's full range of products and services, enabling quicker and more impactful support for Malaysia's development goals.
Green, a Jamaican national, brings experience from her recent position as country manager for the Pacific Islands, Papua New Guinea, Australia, and New Zealand with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private-sector arm of the World Bank Group. In her role there, she focused on driving private-sector investments to create jobs and foster growth.
Her appointment aligns with Malaysia's economic diversification efforts, which have shifted the country from an agriculture and commodity-based economy to one increasingly driven by manufacturing and services. This leadership restructuring is part of a broader transition for 21 World Bank Group offices worldwide, designed to strengthen collaboration among its various arms: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Development Association, the IFC, and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency.