Described as the Biggest Community bank on the planet. The main mission in all involves alleviating poverty and helping women climb the economic ladder, and those focusing on improving the health of People Living in the developing world. This is the work of the world its under the leadership of d. 12th president. Our guest speaker is a physician. He was born in south korea but spent most of his childhood growing up in iowa. A team leader going back to his youth was quarterback of his High School Football team. Healing from a family of high achievers, his father taught his mother got a phd in philosophy. He is joining us today to discuss the outlook for the World Economy and some of the key projects and goals and has for 2018 and beyond. Began his first term as World Bank President in 2012, was reappointed in september 2016 to a second fiveyear term. The world bank is comprised of five institutions, providing the funding and has goal assistance. And technical assistance. It has the goal
Ceremony on the dwight d. Eisenhowers are memorial in washington c. Now the president of the world bank talks about recent trends in the Global Economy and some of the ways the private sector can help used financing for developing countries. From the National Press club, this is an hour. Good afternoon and welcome. I am a former president of the National Press club. I am currently president of the society of American Business editors and writers. The National Press club is the worlds leading professional organization for journalists committed to our professions future through our programming with events such as this, while working to foster a free press around the world. For more information about the club, three please visit the website at press. Org. On behalf of our members, worldwide, i would like to welcome our speaker and those of you in the audience. Him and our head table includes guests of our speaker as well as working journalists. Constantly, we remind people that if you hea
Currently Washington Bureau chief with bank rate. Com. The National Press club is the leading organization for aurnalists is committed to free press around the world. For more information, please visit the website at press. Org. On behalf of our members worldwide, i would like to welcome our speaker and those of you in the audience today. Our head table includes guests of our speaker. Constantly, we remind people that members of the general public attend. Welcome cspan and other audiences here today. You can also follow us on twitter. After the speech concludes, we. Ill have questions and answers introduce our to table. We will begin on this and, welcoming paula, and in turn at public news and a student at georgetown university, bravely studying journalism and government. We want to note that she is working with the team members who organize todays luncheon. For all your work, bob. Onto the head table, gillian investorsreporter at business daily. Sheila is Vice President for external a
Global development initiatives. From the National Press club, this is an hour. Good afternoon. And welcome. My name is mark hamrick. I am a former president of the National Press club. I am currently president of the society of American Business editors and writing and Washington Bureau chief with bank rate. Com. The National Press club is the worlds leading professional organization for journalists, committed to our professions future, through our programming with events such as this while working to foster a free press around the world. For more information about the club, please visit the website at press. Org. To donate to programs offered for the public through the Journalism Institute visit press. Org institute. On behalf of our members worldwide i would like to welcome our speaker to those in the audience. The head table includes guests of the speaker as well as working journalist, club members. If you hear applause in the audience, wed note that members of the general public at
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