Remarks at the 2018 Annual Meetings Plenary

Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, discussed reducing poverty by using a three-pillar strategy. First, drive inclusive, sustainable economic growth by crowding in private sector investment, help countries manage debt levels, and harness the power of technology like FinTech. Second, bui...

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Main Author: Kim, Jim Yong
Format: Speech
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/734111544687396205/Remarks-by-World-Bank-Group-President-Jim-Yong-Kim-at-the-2018-Annual-Meetings-Plenary
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spelling okr-10986-311222021-05-25T09:55:50Z Remarks at the 2018 Annual Meetings Plenary Kim, Jim Yong HUMAN CAPITAL INDEX EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT CLIMATE ACTION CLIMATE CHANGE INCLUSIVE GROWTH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE INVESTMENT DEBT MANAGEMENT FINTECH DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT INSURANCE DIGITAL ECONOMY Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, discussed reducing poverty by using a three-pillar strategy. First, drive inclusive, sustainable economic growth by crowding in private sector investment, help countries manage debt levels, and harness the power of technology like FinTech. Second, build resilience to shocks and threats by taking urgent action on climate change, and help countries share the risks of disasters with the capital markets. Third, help countries invest more, and more effectively in their people to prepare for what is certain to be a more digitally-demanding future. He spoke in length about Human Capital Index. 2019-01-08T16:35:57Z 2019-01-08T16:35:57Z 2018-10-12 Speech http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/734111544687396205/Remarks-by-World-Bank-Group-President-Jim-Yong-Kim-at-the-2018-Annual-Meetings-Plenary http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31122 English Delivered in Bali, Indonesia, October 12, 2018; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Speech East Asia and Pacific Indonesia
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topic HUMAN CAPITAL INDEX
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
CLIMATE ACTION
CLIMATE CHANGE
INCLUSIVE GROWTH
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
DEBT MANAGEMENT
FINTECH
DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT
INSURANCE
DIGITAL ECONOMY
spellingShingle HUMAN CAPITAL INDEX
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
CLIMATE ACTION
CLIMATE CHANGE
INCLUSIVE GROWTH
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
DEBT MANAGEMENT
FINTECH
DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT
INSURANCE
DIGITAL ECONOMY
Kim, Jim Yong
Remarks at the 2018 Annual Meetings Plenary
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description Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, discussed reducing poverty by using a three-pillar strategy. First, drive inclusive, sustainable economic growth by crowding in private sector investment, help countries manage debt levels, and harness the power of technology like FinTech. Second, build resilience to shocks and threats by taking urgent action on climate change, and help countries share the risks of disasters with the capital markets. Third, help countries invest more, and more effectively in their people to prepare for what is certain to be a more digitally-demanding future. He spoke in length about Human Capital Index.
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