World Bank President Kim to step down on Feb. 1

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File photo taken on Oct. 12, 2017 shows World Bank Group (WBG) President Jim Yong Kim attending a press conference of the 2017 International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings in Washington D.C., the United States. Kim announced on Jan. 7, 2019 that he will be stepping down from his position after more than six years at the international lending institution. World Bank CEO Kristalina Georgieva will assume the role of interim president effective Feb. 1, the World Bank said in a statement. Kim's tenure should expire on June 30, 2022. (Xinhua/Ting Shen)