By Jim Yong Kim
Jim Yong Kim is President of the World Bank Group.
World leaders are rightfully concerned about the fragility of the global economy, and many of us are closely following what is happening in the Euro-zone, especially with the difficult situations in Greece and Spain. At stake, though, is not just what happens in Europe, or in other developed areas of the world. Also at stake is how the global crisis will affect the economies of developing countries, particularly fragile ones such as Haiti. Because we can’t lose our focus on these countries, my visit to Haiti in early November is an important one. We need to focus on two interrelated goals: ending extreme poverty in a much more condensed time frame and boosting shared prosperity in all countries around the world.
Some may say this is too daunting a task.
