All posts tagged "Jim Yong Kim"

  • World Bank President Jim Yong Kim speaks to reporters in New York, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
    5 things to know from World Bank President Jim Yong Kim

    NEW YORK (AP) — World Bank President Jim Yong Kim says growing up as an economic migrant himself shaped his views on many of the major issues he’s tackling now as head of one of the leading...

    • Posted September 24, 2015
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  • Hyun Oh-seok, South Korea's finance minister and JIM YONG KIM, PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD BANK (Photo by Ministry of Strategy and Finace)
    World Bank opens new office in Songdo

    (Yonhap) The World Bank Group opened its brand new South Korean office Wednesday in a special ceremony attended by its chief and many other officials from here and abroad. The new Korea office in Songdo represents South Korea’s...

    • Posted December 3, 2013
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  • Jim Yong Kim, president of the World Bank, answers questions at a press conference at Grand Hyatt Hotel, Tuesday. / Yonhap
    World Bank chief calls for Korean investment into emerging markets

    By Yi Whan-woo North Korea needs to join the World Bank (WB) to get economic support, said the head of the U.S.-based lending institution, Tuesday. “Right now, North Korea is not a member of the bank,” said...

    • Posted December 3, 2013
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