Новый глава Всемирного банка: все силы на рост экономики.

Таким образом, увеличивается вероятность, что будут созданы новые рабочие места, а люди смогут выйти из-за черты бедности, сообщил Ким в интервью Би-би-си.

52-летний американец корейского происхождения был избран главой Всемирного банка как фаворит среди претендентов из США.

При этом комментаторы подвергали сомнениям его компетенцию, заявляя, что Кима выбрали по политическим мотивам, а не за профессиональные качества.

В ответ на критику Ким заявил, что, хотя ему может недоставать знаний в области политической кухни, его опыт работы врачом должен оказаться крайне полезным для новой роли.

Как рассказал Би-би-си новый глава Всемирного банка, он проработал в развивающихся странах более 25 лет. Среди его признанных достижений - инновационный подход к лечению ВИЧ и СПИДа, а также снижение распространения туберкулеза в развивающемся мире.

"Я врач. Врачи работают, исходя из симптомов и известных фактов, а не из политических взглядов или веры в ту или иную идеологию", - сказал Ким в интервью Би-би-си.

Queen visits three London boroughs

The Queen has received a rapturous welcome from thousands of London residents during her Diamond Jubilee tour of the UK.

Schoolchildren, parents and pensioners waved union jacks as the monarch and the Duke of Edinburgh visited Valentine Mansion, in Redbridge, east London.

The royal couple then went on visit Waltham Forest and Harrow.

Tory leader of Redbridge Council Keith Prince said the Queen's visit was a "great privilege and honour".

When the royal couple first arrived, they were greeted with a huge cheer and the Queen and duke walked along a path to the mansion stopping briefly to meet some of the well-wishers.

Some of the residents welcomed the Queen by decorating their houses with large flags and bunting, hung from rooftops.

'Good humour'

Philip showed that despite his recent health problems he had lost none of his blunt sense of humour when he joked with a disabled man about his mode of transport.

He walked up to David Miller, 60, and gesturing to the four-wheeled mobility scooter he was sitting on, he asked "how many people have you knocked over this morning on that thing?".

Mr Miller, a trustee of a charitable trust that runs the Valentine mansion, has difficulties walking, due to a spinal problem.

He said later: "That is just typical from the duke. He is renowned for his humour but no offence was taken, it was all in good humour.

"I told him 'no, your Royal Highness' - I had not knocked anyone down."

At the 17th Century house, they viewed paintings by artists including Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon and David Hockney.

As the Queen left the building, she came across artist Jason Rose painting a portrait of his teenage son in the lobby.

She asked his son if he had a day off school and when he said he did, she asked: "Why are you wearing your school uniform?"

The 14-year-old made her laugh when he said: "I managed to get the day off because I told them I would wear my uniform."