Yuko Keicho Appointed Vice President & Auditor General of World Bank Group

Exam-focused facts from the 30 August 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Yuko Keicho was appointed as the Vice President and Auditor General of the World Bank Group.
She is a Japanese national.
She will report to World Bank Group President Ajay Banga.
She previously served as the Auditor General at the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
She has more than three decades of experience in internal audit, governance, development finance, and risk management.
She previously spent more than two decades at the World Bank Group, last serving as Director for Strategy and Operations in Internal Audit.