Development Committee Closing Press Conference

Marek Belka, Chairman of the Development Committee, stated that there was a very broad, uniform support for the twin goals of the World Bank Group. He noted the resounding support for internal reforms at the World Bank Group. Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, spoke about the change p...

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Main Authors:	Belka, Marek, Kim, Jim Yong, Lagarde, Christine
Format:	Speech
Language:	English en_US
Published:	2016
Subjects:	JOBS TECHNOLOGY CREATION OF JOBS FUEL SUBSIDIES GREENHOUSE INITIATIVES INVESTORS BORROWER TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE LEAD ECONOMIC GROWTH URBANIZATION CREDIT ENHANCEMENT CLIMATE CHANGE IPCC CARBON FUTURE INCOME ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LONG-TERM FINANCE CLIMATE DEMAND SYSTEMS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT EMISSIONS CARBON PRICE FOSSIL FUEL CAPITAL FLOWS SYSTEM PRICE MARKET MEDIA INTERNET ROADS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ENERGY EFFICIENCY GOVERNANCE EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES INSURANCE ADVANCED COUNTRIES INVESTMENT EXTREME POVERTY TRAINING TRANSPORT LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES BANKING FUEL LESS GLOBAL WARMING INVESTMENTS LOW- INCOME COUNTRIES EMERGING MARKET WEBSITE DEBT RENEWABLE ENERGY SOCIAL PROTECTION GASES COMMODITY PRICES COMMODITY POLITICAL RISK INSURANCE SUBSIDIES PRICES FINANCE BENEFITS GREENHOUSE GASES POLITICAL RISK MARKET ECONOMIES INFRASTRUCTURE ENERGY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25871047/transcript-world-bank-group-president-jim-yong-kim’s-spring-meetings-2014-closing-press-conference http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24335

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spelling	okr-10986-243352021-04-23T14:04:21Z Development Committee Closing Press Conference Belka, Marek Kim, Jim Yong Lagarde, Christine JOBS TECHNOLOGY CREATION OF JOBS FUEL SUBSIDIES GREENHOUSE INITIATIVES INVESTORS BORROWER TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE LEAD ECONOMIC GROWTH URBANIZATION CREDIT ENHANCEMENT CLIMATE CHANGE IPCC CARBON FUTURE INCOME ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LONG-TERM FINANCE CLIMATE DEMAND SYSTEMS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT EMISSIONS CARBON PRICE FOSSIL FUEL CAPITAL FLOWS SYSTEM PRICE MARKET MEDIA INTERNET ROADS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ENERGY EFFICIENCY GOVERNANCE EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES INSURANCE ADVANCED COUNTRIES INVESTMENT EXTREME POVERTY TRAINING TRANSPORT LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES BANKING FUEL LESS GLOBAL WARMING INVESTMENTS LOW- INCOME COUNTRIES EMERGING MARKET WEBSITE DEBT RENEWABLE ENERGY SOCIAL PROTECTION GASES COMMODITY PRICES COMMODITY POLITICAL RISK INSURANCE SUBSIDIES PRICES FINANCE BENEFITS GREENHOUSE GASES POLITICAL RISK MARKET ECONOMIES INFRASTRUCTURE ENERGY Marek Belka, Chairman of the Development Committee, stated that there was a very broad, uniform support for the twin goals of the World Bank Group. He noted the resounding support for internal reforms at the World Bank Group. Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, spoke about the change process and the success in developing and bringing together Global Practices and cross-cutting solution areas throughout the world. He noted the IDA replenishment and new financial arrangements that will allow increased lending in the next few years. He concludes by noting the need for a carbon price and the need to reduce fossil fuel subsidies, the importance of energy efficiency and improved performance standards, and and also long-term finance for renewable energy. Christine Lagarde, IMF Managing Director, affirms that the IMF will continue to work on the issues of inequality, gender inclusion, growth, and the job market, and the fiscal aspect of climate change and how those matters of macroeconomic criticality can be addressed using fiscal tools. They fielded questions on IMF governance reform, the impact of technological change on employment, and the pace of the Global Infrastructure Facility. 2016-05-24T17:12:30Z 2016-05-24T17:12:30Z 2014-04-12 Speech http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25871047/transcript-world-bank-group-president-jim-yong-kim’s-spring-meetings-2014-closing-press-conference http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24335 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Speech
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topic	JOBS TECHNOLOGY CREATION OF JOBS FUEL SUBSIDIES GREENHOUSE INITIATIVES INVESTORS BORROWER TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE LEAD ECONOMIC GROWTH URBANIZATION CREDIT ENHANCEMENT CLIMATE CHANGE IPCC CARBON FUTURE INCOME ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LONG-TERM FINANCE CLIMATE DEMAND SYSTEMS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT EMISSIONS CARBON PRICE FOSSIL FUEL CAPITAL FLOWS SYSTEM PRICE MARKET MEDIA INTERNET ROADS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ENERGY EFFICIENCY GOVERNANCE EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES INSURANCE ADVANCED COUNTRIES INVESTMENT EXTREME POVERTY TRAINING TRANSPORT LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES BANKING FUEL LESS GLOBAL WARMING INVESTMENTS LOW- INCOME COUNTRIES EMERGING MARKET WEBSITE DEBT RENEWABLE ENERGY SOCIAL PROTECTION GASES COMMODITY PRICES COMMODITY POLITICAL RISK INSURANCE SUBSIDIES PRICES FINANCE BENEFITS GREENHOUSE GASES POLITICAL RISK MARKET ECONOMIES INFRASTRUCTURE ENERGY
spellingShingle	JOBS TECHNOLOGY CREATION OF JOBS FUEL SUBSIDIES GREENHOUSE INITIATIVES INVESTORS BORROWER TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE LEAD ECONOMIC GROWTH URBANIZATION CREDIT ENHANCEMENT CLIMATE CHANGE IPCC CARBON FUTURE INCOME ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LONG-TERM FINANCE CLIMATE DEMAND SYSTEMS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT EMISSIONS CARBON PRICE FOSSIL FUEL CAPITAL FLOWS SYSTEM PRICE MARKET MEDIA INTERNET ROADS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ENERGY EFFICIENCY GOVERNANCE EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES INSURANCE ADVANCED COUNTRIES INVESTMENT EXTREME POVERTY TRAINING TRANSPORT LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES BANKING FUEL LESS GLOBAL WARMING INVESTMENTS LOW- INCOME COUNTRIES EMERGING MARKET WEBSITE DEBT RENEWABLE ENERGY SOCIAL PROTECTION GASES COMMODITY PRICES COMMODITY POLITICAL RISK INSURANCE SUBSIDIES PRICES FINANCE BENEFITS GREENHOUSE GASES POLITICAL RISK MARKET ECONOMIES INFRASTRUCTURE ENERGY Belka, Marek Kim, Jim Yong Lagarde, Christine Development Committee Closing Press Conference
description	Marek Belka, Chairman of the Development Committee, stated that there was a very broad, uniform support for the twin goals of the World Bank Group. He noted the resounding support for internal reforms at the World Bank Group. Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, spoke about the change process and the success in developing and bringing together Global Practices and cross-cutting solution areas throughout the world. He noted the IDA replenishment and new financial arrangements that will allow increased lending in the next few years. He concludes by noting the need for a carbon price and the need to reduce fossil fuel subsidies, the importance of energy efficiency and improved performance standards, and and also long-term finance for renewable energy. Christine Lagarde, IMF Managing Director, affirms that the IMF will continue to work on the issues of inequality, gender inclusion, growth, and the job market, and the fiscal aspect of climate change and how those matters of macroeconomic criticality can be addressed using fiscal tools. They fielded questions on IMF governance reform, the impact of technological change on employment, and the pace of the Global Infrastructure Facility.
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title	Development Committee Closing Press Conference
title_short	Development Committee Closing Press Conference
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Development Committee Closing Press Conference

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