World Bank unanimously reappoints Jim Yong Kim as president
Published Wed, Sep 28, 2016 · 12:20 AM
[WASHINGTON] The board of the World Bank has unanimously agreed to name Jim Yong Kim to a second term as president, the global lender announced Tuesday.
Mr Kim had been the only candidate in a process criticised by World Bank staff and campaigners as lacking in transparency and dominated by the United States.
AFP
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