Remarks at World Bank Group-IMF 2017 Spring Meetings Opening Press Conference

Kim, Jim Yong

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION;    FOREIGN AID;    PAID IN CAPITAL;    FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT;    JOBS;   

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学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, answered media questions at the 2017 SpringMeetings Press Conference 2017. He discuss the global economy. He mentioned that the bank faces several overlapping crises, both natural and man-made, all of which add urgency to the mission. He estimated that two-thirds of all jobs thatcurrently exist in developing countries will be wiped out byautomation. He seeks new and innovative ways to reach thepoor, and make the world more secure and stable. He starts to address a problem by by asking whether the private sector can finance a project.