Speaking at the Paris Peace Forum at a session on “Achievements since the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact”, moderated by French President Emmanuel Macron, Singh asserted that MDBs required a tectonic makeover. “The next 12 months are crucial to translate the current fervour into changes in process, procedures, and hopefully changes for better outcomes…. I worry about a piecemeal approach to reforms, and institutions acting in silos,” Singh said, adding that a change is needed in the management culture on many fronts.
