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New World Bank President: From ‘Who’ and ‘How’ to ‘for What’!

With the formal process of selection of a new World Bank President kick-starting in a week’s time, it’s imperative to ha...

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Not Just President, WB Needs New Perspective on Development

The resignation of the World Bank President Jim Yong Kim was an unexpected development given the fact that he had three ...

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Jim Yong Kim’s Mixed Messages to the World Bank, and the World

Johannesburg – World Bank president Jim Kim is an ex-leftist who claims that in the mid-1990s he wanted to shut down the...

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World Bank: Jim Yong Kim and beyond

Here’s a lowdown on what good and bad came out of Kim’s reign as the bank’s president and what seems to be the future of...

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February 1, 2019

Joe Athialy

New World Bank President: From ‘Who’ and ‘How’ to ‘for What’!

With the formal process of selection of a new World Bank President kick-starting in a week’s time, it’s imperative to have a view beyond this selection, now that the dust of Jim Kim’s sudden resignation has settled down. That the process of this selection should be transparent and inclusive goes uns...

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January 22, 2019

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Not Just President, WB Needs New Perspective on Development

The resignation of the World Bank President Jim Yong Kim was an unexpected development given the fact that he had three more years to complete his tenure. Resignations at such a high level after bidding for a second term is unusual which prompts people to think what would have led to the act itself....

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January 17, 2019

Patrick Bond

Jim Yong Kim’s Mixed Messages to the World Bank, and the World

Johannesburg – World Bank president Jim Kim is an ex-leftist who claims that in the mid-1990s he wanted to shut down the Bank. At the time, it was an entirely valid, realistic goal of the 50 Years is Enough! Campaign and especially the World Bank Bonds Boycott. Kim’s co-edited Dying for Growth (2000...

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January 11, 2019

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World Bank: Jim Yong Kim and beyond

Here’s a lowdown on what good and bad came out of Kim’s reign as the bank’s president and what seems to be the future of the coveted title Jim Yong Kim resigned from the presidency of the World Bank on January 7, 2019. The world of development finance, multilateral institutions, and international fi...

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New World Bank President: From ‘Who’ and ‘How’ to ‘for What’!

Not Just President, WB Needs New Perspective on Development

Jim Yong Kim’s Mixed Messages to the World Bank, and the World

World Bank: Jim Yong Kim and beyond

New World Bank President: From ‘Who’ and ‘How’ to ‘for What’!

Not Just President, WB Needs New Perspective on Development

Jim Yong Kim’s Mixed Messages to the World Bank, and the World

World Bank: Jim Yong Kim and beyond