WASHINGTON, September 27, 2016 – World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim today 
issued the following statement upon being appointed by the Bank’s Board of Executive Directors to a second five-year term, beginning July 1, 2017:
“I am humbled to have the honor of serving a second term as the head of this great institution. I am grateful to our Board for giving me the opportunity to continue building on our successes.
| October 6-7, Nordic Edge Expo 2016, Stavanger, Norway
This event is intended for professionals engaged in technological solutions that will make cities, communities, companies and homes smarter. Meet decision makers from cities and municipalities, smart technology providers, forward thinking universities and dynamic organizations. Find more here. |
| October 20-21, Internet of Things Tech Expo North America, Santa Clara, California
The Expo will bring together key industries from across America for two days of discussion on the Internet of Things and related technological advancements. Industries will include manufacturing, transport, health, logistics, government, energy and automotive. Find more here. |
| October 25-27, Meeting of the Minds 2016, Richmond, California
The Meeting of the Minds annual summit brings together more than 400 policy makers, opinion shapers, thinkers and innovators to scale up practical urban solutions, shape new policies, deploy new technologies, embed new innovations into mainstream institutions and help partnerships flourish. In the 10th anniversary event, participants will be able to work directly with like-minded leaders focused on the same issue areas. Find more here. |
| November 14-18, Asia Smart City Conference Yokohama, Japan.
Starting from 2012, City Yokohama invites mayors from emerging Asian countries and international organizations to the Asia Smart City Conference. As part of the conference this year, the Tokyo Development Learning Center and the Smart Cities KSB will organize a Smart City Technical Deep Dive and one-day World Bank Smart City Summit. Piloting projects are under planning and the Bank will send roughly 20 project clients and 10 Bank staff to attend the conference. Find more here. |
CREATING VALUE IN HEALTH SYSTEMS
International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, invites leaders in the health industry to join its IFC Global Private Health Conference 2017 on May 16th-17th 2017, in Barcelona, Spain.
Building on the success of the 2015 conference, we are developing an exciting agenda for our 2017 event.
After many years as a migrant worker in various cities, Chen Yin returned to Tuoxi village recently to pick up farm work again.
September 15, Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies, Washington D.C.
The Long and Winding Road to Smart City P3s Workshop , is co-organized by Smart & Resilient Cities and Meeting of the Minds. The half-day, two-panel program will utilize the rich resources of Scranton Gillette Communications and Meeting of the Minds to explore the position of Public Private Partnerships for Transportation (P3s) in the modern infrastructure portfolio and conclude with a networking reception.
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, August 11, 2016 — IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today announced the launch of a web portal to speed the development of mini-grids in Tanzania, helping the country boost its energy production and increase access to electricity through renewable sources such as solar and hydro.
The portal, found at http://www.minigrids.go.tz/, provides licensing, financing, regulatory, and other information and support to small, renewable power producers in Tanzania who want to sell electricity to consumers, especially to the millions in the country not connected to the main grid.
The World Bank has a new, modern and business-friendly Procurement Framework. This 
modernized approach means greater focus on value for money, more ways bidders to differentiate bids, and more opportunities for dialogue and discussion.
World Bank procurement staff are based in 72 countries to support borrowers throughout the procurement process. Staff work with governments to achieve the highest bidding and contract management standards to get the best development result.
Each year on July 1, the analytical classification of the world’s economies based on 
estimates of gross national income (GNI) per capita for the previous year is revised. As of 1 July 2016, low-income economies are defined as those with a GNI per capita, calculated using the World Bank Atlas method, of $1,025 or less in 2015; lower middle-income economies are those with a GNI per capita between $1,026 and $4,035; upper middle-income economies are those with a GNI per capita between $4,036 and $12,475; high-income economies are those with a GNI per capita of $12,476 or more. The updated GNI per capita estimates are also used as input to the World Bank’s operational guidelines that determines lending eligibility.
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