Billions to Trillions : Ideas to Actions
Remarks delivered by Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, focus on moving from ideas to action for mobilizing trillions of dollars needed for development. He notes that with the end of the Millennium Development Goals and the introduction of the Sustainable Development Goals comes an o...
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okr-10986-243022021-04-23T14:04:21Z Billions to Trillions : Ideas to Actions Kim, Jim Yong DEVELOPMENT OFFICIAL ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INVESTMENT EXTREME POVERTY OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE SHARE PARTNERSHIPS BALANCE SHEETS POVERTY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT BANKS HUMAN HISTORY DOMESTIC RESOURCE MOBILIZATION REVENUE DEVELOPMENT FINANCE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES INVESTMENTS MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS SHAREHOLDER FINANCIAL FLOWS HEALTH PRIVATE SECTOR INNOVATIVE FINANCING TAX SYSTEMS PROJECTS PRIORITIES MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECTS TAX DOMESTIC RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT GOALS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FINANCE TAX POLICIES INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Remarks delivered by Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, focus on moving from ideas to action for mobilizing trillions of dollars needed for development. He notes that with the end of the Millennium Development Goals and the introduction of the Sustainable Development Goals comes an opportunity to make important changes in how we approach development. He suggests exploring ways to use our shareholder capital, innovative financing solutions, knowledge, and convening power to catalyze and crowd-in trillions of public and private sector dollars. The flexibility of the MDB model, which allows us to leverage these investments through the development of innovative solutions to global challenges. To go from billions in official assistance to trillions in investments, we will have to push even further our willingness to collaborate through creative partnerships. 2016-05-19T22:11:00Z 2016-05-19T22:11:00Z 2015-07-13 Speech http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25877129/billions-trillions-ideas-actions-jim-yong-kim-president-addis-ababa-ethiopia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24302 English en_US Speech at Third International Conference on Financing for Development, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 13, 2015; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Speech |
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DEVELOPMENT OFFICIAL ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INVESTMENT EXTREME POVERTY OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE SHARE PARTNERSHIPS BALANCE SHEETS POVERTY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT BANKS HUMAN HISTORY DOMESTIC RESOURCE MOBILIZATION REVENUE DEVELOPMENT FINANCE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES INVESTMENTS MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS SHAREHOLDER FINANCIAL FLOWS HEALTH PRIVATE SECTOR INNOVATIVE FINANCING TAX SYSTEMS PROJECTS PRIORITIES MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECTS TAX DOMESTIC RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT GOALS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FINANCE TAX POLICIES INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Kim, Jim Yong Billions to Trillions : Ideas to Actions |
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Remarks delivered by Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, focus on moving from ideas to action for mobilizing trillions of dollars needed for development.
He notes that with the end of the Millennium Development Goals and the introduction of the Sustainable Development Goals comes an opportunity to make important changes in how we approach development. He suggests exploring ways to use our shareholder capital, innovative financing solutions, knowledge, and convening power to catalyze and crowd-in trillions of public and private sector dollars. The flexibility of the MDB model, which allows us to leverage these investments through the development of innovative solutions to global challenges. To go from billions in official assistance to trillions in investments, we will have to push even further our willingness to collaborate through creative partnerships. |
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