World Bank president who tussled with Trump to step down early

Loans to China will be under spotlight when successor to Kim is chosen

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World Bank President Jim Yong Kim speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, U.S., in May 2017.

TAKESHI KAWANAMI, Nikkei staff writer

WASHINGTON -- World Bank President Jim Yong Kim will resign more than three years before his second term ends in 2022, an abrupt move that can be tied to a standoff with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.

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