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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
Okay, i think all of you know dr. Kim, who has changed the world in so many ways. But lets just take a look. A physician, an anthropologist, president of the world bank since 2012. President of dartmouth college. World Health Organization head for hiv and aids efforts. Cofounder of partners in health, 1987. One, its an honor to have you with us tonight. My thanks so much for having me. By the way, the wyoming answer. I think part of it is the absence of Tertiary Health care centers relatively speaking, right . Massachusetts would never win it as a result. This is strategy. Next time, you want to sit at the same table with dr. Kim. Three Global Crisis that you spoke about. Conflict, endemics, impasse on people being forcibly displaced. Countries and nearly every region turning inward. International and homegrown terrorism. As you thought about what you wanted to seek at the meetings, why did you pick these three crises to start with . Well, you know, one of the things that i have notice
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