It will require transformational changes in fragile states , which are home to an increasing share of the world 's poor . Economic policymakers are preparing to gather in D.C. , Washington , for the World Bank -IMF Spring Meetings . President of the World Bank Group argues strategies to kick start growth are on the right track , but need more work . Jim Yong Kim says the world is at a moment of historic opportunity to end global absolute poverty . He says this goal is ambitious but can be achieved by recent decades , if there is strong and stable growth across the world .
Economic policymakers are preparing to gather in D.C. , Washington , for the World Bank -IMF Spring Meetings . President of the World Bank Group argues strategies to kick start growth are on the right track , but need more work . Jim Yong Kim says the world is at a moment of historic opportunity to end global absolute poverty . He says this goal is ambitious but can be achieved by recent decades , if there is strong and stable growth across the world .