Remarks at Press Conference, Accra, Ghana, October 16, 2015
This is the transcript of the remarks delivered by Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group at a press conference in Accra, Ghana. He discusses on the two goals, to end extreme poverty by 2030 and to boost shared prosperity to the bottom 40 percent in...
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okr-10986-242912021-04-23T14:04:21Z Remarks at Press Conference, Accra, Ghana, October 16, 2015 Kim, Jim Yong EMERGING MARKETS STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION INFANT MORTALITY HUMAN CAPITAL ECONOMIC GROWTH REGIONS INVESTMENT EXTREME POVERTY TRANSPARENCY SHARE CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM GLOBAL MARKETS POVERTY FUTURE INCOME RURAL AREA AGRICULTURAL SELF- EMPLOYMENT REVENUE HEALTH OUTCOMES PROFIT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES INVESTMENTS MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT URBAN AREAS MARKETS SELF- EMPLOYMENT FINANCIAL FLOWS POOR PEOPLE TAX SYSTEMS COMMODITY PRICES NUTRITION PRICE TAX COMMODITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE DEVELOPMENT GOALS CASH TRANSFER SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT EDUCATED PEOPLE PRICES TAXES GROWTH INVESTING This is the transcript of the remarks delivered by Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group at a press conference in Accra, Ghana. He discusses on the two goals, to end extreme poverty by 2030 and to boost shared prosperity to the bottom 40 percent in developing countries. He talks about improving the productivity of agriculture and making sure that every industry, every person in Africa has access to energy to end extreme poverty. He talks about the importance of investing in the health and education of people for future economic growth in developing countries. He commended Ghana on its structural transformation, shift out of a solely agricultural-focused economy and in one in which non-agricultural self-employment and, to a lesser degree, wage jobs have also become part of the economy. He concludes by talking about taking action on improved and fair, more just, more efficient tax systems and stopping illicit financial flows, in order to benefit the development of the country. 2016-05-18T21:25:06Z 2016-05-18T21:25:06Z 2015-10-16 Speech http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25884174/world-bank-group-president-jim-yong-kim-remarks-press-conference-ghana http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24291 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Speech Africa Ghana |
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EMERGING MARKETS STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION INFANT MORTALITY HUMAN CAPITAL ECONOMIC GROWTH REGIONS INVESTMENT EXTREME POVERTY TRANSPARENCY SHARE CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM GLOBAL MARKETS POVERTY FUTURE INCOME RURAL AREA AGRICULTURAL SELF- EMPLOYMENT REVENUE HEALTH OUTCOMES PROFIT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES INVESTMENTS MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT URBAN AREAS MARKETS SELF- EMPLOYMENT FINANCIAL FLOWS POOR PEOPLE TAX SYSTEMS COMMODITY PRICES NUTRITION PRICE TAX COMMODITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE DEVELOPMENT GOALS CASH TRANSFER SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT EDUCATED PEOPLE PRICES TAXES GROWTH INVESTING |
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EMERGING MARKETS STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION INFANT MORTALITY HUMAN CAPITAL ECONOMIC GROWTH REGIONS INVESTMENT EXTREME POVERTY TRANSPARENCY SHARE CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM GLOBAL MARKETS POVERTY FUTURE INCOME RURAL AREA AGRICULTURAL SELF- EMPLOYMENT REVENUE HEALTH OUTCOMES PROFIT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES INVESTMENTS MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT URBAN AREAS MARKETS SELF- EMPLOYMENT FINANCIAL FLOWS POOR PEOPLE TAX SYSTEMS COMMODITY PRICES NUTRITION PRICE TAX COMMODITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE DEVELOPMENT GOALS CASH TRANSFER SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT EDUCATED PEOPLE PRICES TAXES GROWTH INVESTING Kim, Jim Yong Remarks at Press Conference, Accra, Ghana, October 16, 2015 |
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This is the transcript of the remarks
delivered by Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group at a press conference in Accra, Ghana. He
discusses on the two goals, to end extreme poverty by 2030
and to boost shared prosperity to the bottom 40 percent in
developing countries. He talks about improving the
productivity of agriculture and making sure that every
industry, every person in Africa has access to energy to end
extreme poverty. He talks about the importance of investing
in the health and education of people for future economic
growth in developing countries. He commended Ghana on its
structural transformation, shift out of a solely
agricultural-focused economy and in one in which
non-agricultural self-employment and, to a lesser degree,
wage jobs have also become part of the economy. He
concludes by talking about taking action on improved and
fair, more just, more efficient tax systems and stopping
illicit financial flows, in order to benefit the development of the country. |
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Remarks at Press Conference, Accra, Ghana, October 16, 2015 |
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Remarks at Press Conference, Accra, Ghana, October 16, 2015 |
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Remarks at Press Conference, Accra, Ghana, October 16, 2015 |
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Remarks at Press Conference, Accra, Ghana, October 16, 2015 |
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Remarks at Press Conference, Accra, Ghana, October 16, 2015 |
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