Donald Trump has revealed that he considered nominating his daughter Ivanka to head up the World Bank, saying that she is “very good with numbers”.

The US president also said he believes she would have been "great" at the United Nations but did not propose her for a role to avoid accusations of nepotism.

Mr Trump even talked up the prospect of his 37-year-old daughter one day running for the White House herself, saying she would be “very hard to beat”.

The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides billions of pounds worth of loans for capital projects. It is made up of 189 member countries.

The comments came as Mr Trump talked for a reported 20 minutes with The Atlantic magazine as part of a profile piece about Ivanka.

Both his willingness to talk and the roles he thought she could fulfill reflects the high esteem in which he holds his daughter.