Tag: Jim Yong Kim
World Bank President Kim quits Feb. 1
World Bank Group President, Jim Yong Kim, will resign effective from Feb. 1, more than three years ahead of the…
World Bank to combat hunger in Nigeria
World Bank Group President Jim Yong-Kim on Thursday said the bank was working toward raising 1.6 billion dollars to build…
World Bank doubles lending to emerging economies
The World Bank plans to nearly double its annual lending to emerging economies like China and India as part of…
World Bank offers $3billion aid to Ukraine
The World Bank said Monday it is prepared to offer $3 billion in aid to Ukraine this year to support…
Kim gets World Bank Job, Okonjo Iweala Loses out
The World Bank’s directors met Monday to decide who will be the powerful institution’s next chief. Just as has been…
Brazil: BRICS to back consensus candidate for World Bank
The BRICS emerging economic giants will join together to back a single candidate to lead the World Bank, Brazil’s finance…
Ex-World Bank Execs endorse Okonjo-Iweala
A group of former World Bank officials on Wednesday endorsed Africa’s candidate, Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to lead the…
Okonjo Iweala’s rival gets Japan’s nod
Japan’s government on Sunday threw its backing behind Jim Yong Kim, the US nominee to be the next World Bank…