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On Second Phase of Global Listening Tour, Dr. Kim to Continue Soliciting Input, Ideas on Priorities for World Bank
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced that President Obama’s nominee for the World Bank presidency, Dr. Jim Yong Kim, will travel to Moscow, Russia and Lima, Peru on April 12-17, 2012. Dr. Kim is meeting with heads of state, finance ministers, and other stakeholders to solicit their priorities for the World Bank over the coming years.
The trip is the second phase of Dr. Kim’s “listening tour,” as he continues to solicit ideas and views from around the world about the future of the institution. He is meeting with many of the World Bank’s shareholder and client countries in order to assess how the Bank can best promote growth, combat poverty, and create jobs in developing nations.
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