Former President, World Bank Group
Jim Kim
Former President, World Bank Group
Jim Kim is a physician and anthropologist who served as the 12th President of the World Bank from 2012 to 2019, focusing on healthcare and sustainable development.
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Is the World Bank Still Relevant — or Has Development Finance Moved On Without It?Is the World Bank still essential to global development, or has finance moved past it? Former World Bank President Jim Kim, Axios's Felix Salmon, and policy analyst Evelyn Withers debate whether the institution can adapt to private capital and agile financing — or risks becoming a lumbering relic.