Speech at World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings Plenary, Washington, D.C., October 11, 2013
Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, discusses the state of the global economy, and lessons drawn to the future of the World Bank Group. He mentioned strengthening Group financial discipline to become more efficient and to grow revenues. He promises that the Wo...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25866074/world-bank-group-president-jim-yong-kim’s-speech-annual-meetings-plenary http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24346 |
| Summary: | Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, discusses the state of the global economy, and lessons
drawn to the future of the World Bank Group. He mentioned strengthening Group financial
discipline to become more efficient and to grow revenues. He
promises that the World Bank Group will openly share our
knowledge and experience with all 188 member countries, the
private sector, and civil society. He wants to create a
culture that retains the most motivated and talented people
and attracts the best and brightest to the World Bank Group.
He believes to chart a path toward universal financial
access by bringing together multiple approaches and
technologies. He promises to reduce transaction times by a
third from conception of a project to first disbursement of
funds. He concludes by saying that, working together with
governments and development partners, have helped lift
hundreds of millions of people out of extreme poverty. |
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