Tag: Jim Yong Kim
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Kim’s resignation: World Bank commences selection process for new President
The World Bank on Thursday said it has commenced a process that will lead to the selection of a new president. The commencement of the process follows the sudden exit last Monday of the incumbent president, Jim Yong Kim, who announced he would be stepping down from his position effective February 1. Kim’s announcement came…
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BREAKING: World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announces resignation, names successor
In a surprise move, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim on Monday announced that he will step down from his position on February 1 much before the end of his term in 2022. Kim, 58, has been in this position for over six years now. The president of the Washington-based World Bank has always been…