Jim Yong Kim

World Economic Forum meet 2019: Arun Jaitley, Kamal Nath to join over 100 Indian leaders in Davos

The theme of World Economic Forum 2019 would be 'Globalisation 4.0: Shaping a Global Architecture in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution'

Ease of Doing Business: Narendra Modi launches 'grand challenge' but cracking global top-50 will be tough

Narendra Modi wants to crack the top-50, but India may find it difficult to do so in light of the World Bank adding a new parameter to assess the ranking from next year.

World Bank, United Nations heads assure support to Bangladesh in managing Rohingya refugee crisis

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Sunday met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina along with World Bank President Jim Yong-kim at the beginning of his three-day visit in Dhaka even as he promised continued UN pressure on Myanmar and support to Dhaka in handling the Rohingya refugee crisis.

Narendra Modi won't be unduly worried about economic slowdown as NDA govt continues with 'pro-poor' push

Though the economy is passing through a difficult phase, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wouldn't be an unduly worried man.

Arun Shourie attacks Narendra Modi: Sad descent of an intellectual into unbalanced rage and illogic

In his rage against Modi, Shourie probably didn’t realise the logical inconsistencies in his charges.

Climate change action needs to go beyond Paris Agreement, says Emmanuel Macron

Climate change action need to go beyond the 2015 Paris Agreement, French president Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday, in comments reinforcing his earlier position on an international deal hit by US president Donald Trump's decision to pull out.

Indus Waters Treaty: India accepts Pakistan's invitation for talks in March-end

The Indian Commissioner of the Permanent Indus Commission has accepted his Pakistani counterpart's invitation for talks on the Indus Waters Treaty scheduled to be held in Pakistan in the second half of March.

Indus water dispute: Pakistan's FM talks to World Bank chief, objects to pausing arbitration process

Dar said that delaying arbitration would seriously prejudice Pakistan's interests and rights under the bilateral Indus Waters Treaty which was signed in 1960.

Indus Water Treaty: World Bank pauses processes; urges India, Pakistan to look for alternative solutions

World Bank to allow alternative ways to resolve disagreements under the Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan.

Jim Yong Kim reappointed World Bank president despite bank staff citing 'crisis of leadership'

The Bank's board offered a strong endorsement of Kim's record, including setting the goal of eliminating extreme global poverty by 2030 and an internal reorganisation to promote better coordination which provoked staff dissent.