Remarks at the Second Investing in Africa Forum

Remarks at the Second Investing in Africa Forum

Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank, discussed the partnership to promote development, investment, and multilateral cooperation in Africa. There are ample opportunities to accelerate growth, productivity, and Africa’s economic t...

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Main Author: Kim, Jim Yong
Format: Speech
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
LABOR SKILLS
EDUCATION
HUMAN CAPITAL
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
SKILLED LABOR
BUSINESS CLIMATE
NUTRITION
INCLUSIVE GROWTH
MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
INDUSTRIALIZATION
RENEWABLE ENERGY
HEALTH
STUNTING
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/695291536748379267/Remarks-by-World-Bank-Group-President-Jim-Yong-Kim-at-the-Second-Investing-in-Africa-Forum
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spelling okr-10986-306382021-05-25T09:18:21Z Remarks at the Second Investing in Africa Forum Kim, Jim Yong PRIVATE INVESTMENT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY LABOR SKILLS EDUCATION HUMAN CAPITAL EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT SKILLED LABOR BUSINESS CLIMATE NUTRITION INCLUSIVE GROWTH MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRIALIZATION RENEWABLE ENERGY HEALTH STUNTING Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank, discussed the partnership to promote development, investment, and multilateral cooperation in Africa. There are ample opportunities to accelerate growth, productivity, and Africa’s economic transformation. He pointed to four key things: first, close the large gap in infrastructure -- in roads, energy, water, sanitation, broadband, and transport; second, make agriculture more productive; third, improve the fundamentals needed to accelerate industrialization; and fourth, invest in people – in health and education – which is increasingly vital in the digital age. He believe the partnership will continue, and this relationship will help millions of people lift themselves out of poverty and realize opportunities for a better life. 2018-10-31T19:22:45Z 2018-10-31T19:22:45Z 2016-09-07 Speech http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/695291536748379267/Remarks-by-World-Bank-Group-President-Jim-Yong-Kim-at-the-Second-Investing-in-Africa-Forum http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30638 English Speech delivered September 7, 2016, Guangzhou, China; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Speech Africa East Asia and Pacific Sub-Saharan Africa China
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topic PRIVATE INVESTMENT
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
LABOR SKILLS
EDUCATION
HUMAN CAPITAL
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
SKILLED LABOR
BUSINESS CLIMATE
NUTRITION
INCLUSIVE GROWTH
MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
INDUSTRIALIZATION
RENEWABLE ENERGY
HEALTH
STUNTING
spellingShingle PRIVATE INVESTMENT
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
LABOR SKILLS
EDUCATION
HUMAN CAPITAL
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
SKILLED LABOR
BUSINESS CLIMATE
NUTRITION
INCLUSIVE GROWTH
MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
INDUSTRIALIZATION
RENEWABLE ENERGY
HEALTH
STUNTING
Kim, Jim Yong
Remarks at the Second Investing in Africa Forum
geographic_facet Africa
East Asia and Pacific
Sub-Saharan Africa
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relation Speech delivered September 7, 2016, Guangzhou, China;
description Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank, discussed the partnership to promote development, investment, and multilateral cooperation in Africa. There are ample opportunities to accelerate growth, productivity, and Africa’s economic transformation. He pointed to four key things: first, close the large gap in infrastructure -- in roads, energy, water, sanitation, broadband, and transport; second, make agriculture more productive; third, improve the fundamentals needed to accelerate industrialization; and fourth, invest in people – in health and education – which is increasingly vital in the digital age. He believe the partnership will continue, and this relationship will help millions of people lift themselves out of poverty and realize opportunities for a better life.
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