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World Bank urges end to extreme poverty

2013-04-02 19:03

The World Bank has called for a global drive to wipe out extreme poverty by 2030, adding that reaching the goal will require extraordinary efforts.

World Bank pledges support for I Coast

2012-09-05 09:20

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim has expressed support for Ivory Coast in his first visit to the West African nation and said he is confident the country could successfully rebuild from post-election violence.

New World Bank chief heading for SA

2012-08-31 07:57

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim heads to the Ivory Coast and SA next week on his first trip to Africa since taking the reins of the global development lender.

US doctor chosen to lead World Bank

2012-04-16 19:18

Academic Jim Yong Kim has been selected as the next president of the World Bank, extending the US hold on the top job at the development agency.

World Bank to choose new chief

2012-04-16 08:04

World Bank directors will meet today to decide who will be the institution's next president, with the US expected to keep its unbroken lock on the position.

World Bank race heats up as US makes pick

2012-03-23 15:58

Public health expert Jim Yong Kim of Dartmouth College is the US candidate for World Bank president, a post contested by developing countries for the first time.

 

World Bank: Africa top priority

2012-09-06 18:30

Africa is top priority for the World Bank, says the group's new president Jim Yong Kim.

World Bank head to visit SA on 1st tour

2012-08-31 20:30

World Bank president Jim Yong Kim will visit South Africa and Ivory Coast next week on his first official foreign trip since taking over as head of the global lender.

World Bank chief ready for rich nations

2012-07-03 09:18

The new World Bank president says he is willing to advise developed nations like Greece, a major shift for an institution that has focused on the world's poorest.

SA questions World Bank transparency

2012-04-16 10:46

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says serious doubts exist about the openness of the process to elect the next president of the World Bank.

Colombian pulls out of World Bank race

2012-04-13 21:13

Colombian economist Jose Antonio Ocampo has withdrawn from the race to lead the World Bank, calling the process a "political exercise" unrelated to candidate merits, according to reports.

Japan declares support for World Bank pick

2012-04-01 12:20

Japan's government threw its backing behind Jim Yong Kim, the US nominee to be the next World Bank chief, as the Korean-American physician visited Tokyo.

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