Jim Yong Kim: African Technology Boon to Business

http://www.worldbank.org/ - World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim, in Kenya to pledge 1.8 billion in assistance for economic growth in the Horn of Africa, tells about his experience using the popular African mobile app M-Pesa, a service that allows users to pay for goods and conduct finances over their mobile phones. Kim and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon are part of a high level delegation that is joining forces to promote stability and development in the Horn of Africa.

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