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Obama Administration Taps Kim for 2nd Term at World Bank

The Obama administration is nominating current World Bank President Jim Yong Kim for a second term leading the 189-nation international lending organization. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew praised Kim for using his first term at the World Bank to effectively address “today's most pressing global challenges in innovative ways, from ending extreme poverty and tackling inequality to combating climate change.” Kim, the former president of Dartmouth College, was first tapped...

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