Speech at the 2017 Annual Meetings Plenary

Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, discussed the following topics: 1) actions needed to grow the economies and compete in what will be a more complex, demanding, and digitized future; 2) three ways to end extreme poverty by 2030, and boost shared prosperity among the poorest 40 percent...

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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/813211536560806252/World-Bank-Group-President-Jim-Yong-Kim-Speech-at-the-2017-Annual-Meetings-Plenary
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31116
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Summary:Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, discussed the following topics: 1) actions needed to grow the economies and compete in what will be a more complex, demanding, and digitized future; 2) three ways to end extreme poverty by 2030, and boost shared prosperity among the poorest 40 percent around the world: a) accelerating inclusive, sustainable economic growth, b) building resilience to shocks and threats, and c) investing more and more effectively in people.