Mar 02 2018
Jim Yong Kim
President of the World Bank Group
Jim Yong Kim, M.D., Ph.D. is the 12th President of the World Bank Group. A physician and anthropologist, Dr. Kim has dedicated himself to international development for more than two decades, helping to improve the lives of under-served populations worldwide.
“Helping people realise their potential can spur economic growth”
Soon after Dr Kim assumed his position in July 2012, the organisation established two goals to guide its work: to end extreme poverty by 2030 and to boost shared prosperity, focusing on the bottom 40% of the population in developing countries. During his first term, the World Bank Group supported the development priorities of countries at levels never seen outside a financial crisis and, with its partners, achieved two successive, record replenishments of the World Bank Group’s fund for the poorest. The institution also launched several innovative financial instruments, including facilities to address infrastructure needs, prevent pandemics and help the millions of people forcibly displaced from their homes by climate shocks, conflict, and violence.[/expand]
Aspirations are rising as never before across the world, thanks in large part to smartphones and the internet – will they be met with opportunity or frustration? Dr Kim says that we all face big challenges to help the world’s poorest people and ensure that everyone sees benefits from economic growth. Data and research help us understand these challenges and set priorities, share knowledge of what works, and measure progress.[/expand]
World Bank Group President, Dr Kim shares his thoughts on why investing in human capital is critical to ending extreme poverty. Drawing on his own life experiences, Dr Kim is an eloquent, passionate speaker, a true inspiration for any audience.[/expand]
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Topics
Why Investing in People is the Recipe for Growth and Human Solidarity
International Development
Policy Analysis
Public Health
Global Health
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