Jim Yong Kim
Climate change real economic risk, World Bank tells G20
Feb 16, 2013 13:38 EST
The president of the World Bank on Saturday warned the finance chiefs of the world's leading economic powers that global warming is a real risk to the planet and already affecting the world economy in unprecedented ways.
World Bank sees emerging nations leading growth
Jan 16, 2013 05:56 EST
Developing countries, led by China, will remain the main engines of global economic growth in 2013 as Europe and the United States plod along, the World Bank said in a report.
World Bank sees emerging nations leading growth
Jan 15, 2013 21:04 EST
Developing countries, led by China, will remain the main engines of global economic growth in 2013 as Europe and the United States plod along, the World Bank said in a report.
US study warns of extreme heat, more severe storms
Jan 11, 2013 21:22 EST
A government report warned the United States could face more frequent severe weather including heat waves and storms for decades to come as temperatures rise far beyond levels being planned for.
Kidnapped mother of Nigerian finance minister freed
Dec 14, 2012 06:01 EST
The mother of Nigeria's finance minister was on Friday freed from kidnappers after being abducted from her home in the country's south last weekend in a crime that shocked the country, police said.
Mother of Nigerian finance minister kidnapped: official
Dec 09, 2012 16:48 EST
The mother of Nigerian Finance Minister and former World Bank managing director Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was kidnapped on Sunday from her home in the country's south, a statement from her ministry said.
Hollande rejects shock action to boost French business
Oct 29, 2012 12:42 EDT
France's President Francois Hollande, caught in a storm over ways to heal the battered economy, rejected Monday a demand by business leaders for a two-year shock plan to boost competitiveness.
Hollande to discuss debt crisis with global chiefs
Oct 29, 2012 01:57 EDT
French President Francois Hollande holds talks on Monday with the heads of the World Bank and other top economic bodies to discuss the eurozone debt crisis and ways to kickstart growth.
World Bank 'supportive' of new Myanmar: Kim
Oct 13, 2012 12:46 EDT
The World Bank is working with one-time pariah Myanmar, its president said Saturday, and is helping the country to get its debts cancelled.
China economy to dodge hard landing: IMF
Oct 12, 2012 12:13 EDT
The International Monetary Fund on Friday all but ruled out a hard landing for China's slowing economy, saying it would expand despite increasing headwinds from battered markets in Europe and the United States.
Planning can cut costs of disasters: World Bank
Oct 10, 2012 06:57 EDT
Catastrophes like Japan's 2011 tsunami cost the world more than $3.5 trillion over the last 30 years, a conference heard Wednesday, as the World Bank called for better disaster planning.
Japan tsunami gives lessons on disaster management
Oct 09, 2012 12:24 EDT
The experiences of survivors of the massive quake and tsunami that smashed into Japan last year were being mined Tuesday at an international meeting on disaster management.
World leaders meet on disaster management in Japan
Oct 09, 2012 06:44 EDT
Politicians and aid officials gathered on Japan's quake- and tsunami-hit coast Tuesday to discuss what lessons can be learned from disasters.
World leaders meet on disaster management in Japan
Oct 08, 2012 18:34 EDT
Politicians and aid officials will gather in Japan's quake- and tsunami-hit northeast Tuesday to discuss what lessons can be learned from disasters.
World Bank ready to offer expertise to eurozone: Kim
Sep 06, 2012 12:54 EDT
The World Bank's role is not to inject cash into the crisis-hit eurozone but it is ready to offer advice to struggling developed countries if asked, new president Jim Yong Kim said Thursday.
Key players reject deal to end S.Africa mine strike
Sep 06, 2012 12:05 EDT
A South African union and holdout miners on Thursday rejected a deal with platinum giant Lonmin, stalling efforts to end a deadly strike that has rattled the industry and stirred political dissent.
New World Bank chief starts Africa tour in Ivory Coast
Sep 04, 2012 19:35 EDT
The new president of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, began an African tour Tuesday with a call to Ivory Coast to "choose peace" in order to foster economic growth.
World Bank chief starts Africa tour in Ivory Coast
Sep 04, 2012 06:52 EDT
The new president of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, arrived Tuesday in Abidjan at the start of an African tour and plans to assess reconciliation in Ivory Coast, emerging from conflict, the bank said.
Chinese named as new head of World Bank's IFC
Aug 10, 2012 17:02 EDT
Chinese investment banker Jin-yong Cai was named Friday as new chief executive of the International Finance Corporation, the World Bank's rapidly expanding private finance arm.
World Bank offers grants, debt help for Myanmar
Aug 01, 2012 15:00 EDT
The World Bank on Wednesday pledged $85 million in development grants to Myanmar and assistance for the former pariah state to clear its arrears as part of efforts to support political reforms.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Jim Yong Kim | |
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| 17th President of Dartmouth College | |
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| Term | July 1, 2009 – |
| Predecessor | James Wright |
| Born | 1959 Seoul, South Korea |
| Alma mater | Brown University (A.B.) Harvard University (M.D.), (Ph.D.) |
| Residence | Hanover, New Hampshire |
| Profession | Professor |
| Spouse | Younsook Lim |
| Children | 2 |
