Devex: What to expect at the World Bank Spring Meetings
“The World Bank Spring Meetings begin today in Washington, D.C., under a threatening cloud of international conflict that raises the stakes for an institution dedicated to marshaling a global commitment to ending poverty. World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, entering the second year of his second term, will showcase the institution’s public face in a week of sessions highlighting the bank’s contribution to tackling global challenges of conflict and fragility, climate change, and health…” (Igoe/Edwards, 4/17).