Keynote speech at the international economic forum of the Americas by World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim

This report discusses the remarks delivered by Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank at International Economic Forum of the Americas, Montreal, Canada. He discusses on the role of private sector which is essential for ending poverty by 2030, and building shared prosperity so that the bottom 40 percent of any population shares in economic growth. He strsees the need to help to create a favorable environment in which it's easier to start a formal business with improved regulation and technology. He mentions about many leaders in the developing world who are actively looking for ways to work more closely with private sector. He speaks about the need of Canadians and other international firms to invest in the developing world . He expresses the keen interest of World Bank to partner in developing countries and asks the government of Canada to help bend the arc of history and banish extreme poverty from this earth.