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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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October 12, 2023
International Organizations
The World Bank Group’s Role in Global Development
Since its founding in 1944, the World Bank has evolved from a lender focused on European reconstruction to the preeminent international institution for economic development and poverty reduction.
January 10, 2019
United States
The World Bank Searches for New Leadership, and Detroit Hosts Auto Show
The World Bank searches for a new president after Jim Yong Kim resigns, and Detroit hosts the annual North American International Auto Show.
April 1, 2014
Global
World Bank Announces Increased Lending to Support Goal of Ending Extreme Poverty
One year into the World Bank's campaign to eliminate extreme poverty by 2030, Jim Yong Kim, president of the World Bank, joins CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera to discuss the progress that has been mad…
July 24, 2023
United States
Why Washington Should Give Up the World Bank Presidency
To boost the Bretton Woods institutions, and parry challenges from Beijing, Washington should give up the World Bank presidency.
September 6, 2018
South Korea
Setting the Stage for the Third Inter-Korean Moon-Kim Summit in Pyongyang
South Korean President Moon Jae-in dispatched a special envoy delegation composed of the same members that met Kim Jong-un in March to discuss arrangements for an inter-Korean summit planned for Pyon…
