New president says World Bank urgent challenges are addressing poverty and climate change

Wednesday, April 10th 2019 - 08:53 UTC

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Newly-installed World Bank President David Malpass spent his first day at the global lender on Tuesday hammering home the message that the most urgent issue facing the bank is addressing global poverty. President Donald Trump's controversial pick to lead the bank appeared eager to distance himself from his past attacks on the institution and stressed the support he has received from developing nations and from staff. Read full article

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REF: The “clear mission and focus” of the World Bank is “alleviating and eliminating extreme poverty,” as well as boosting “shared prosperity,” Malpass said

He sure is THE champion of the Stand-Up Comedy!
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