India will be a bright spot in mediocre economic environment: World Bank chief

January 11, 2015 12:22

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a "visionary leader" during his address at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit today.

"India is on the cusp of major progress in reducing the number of people living in major poverty. India should be the leader in eliminating poverty; its a radical and unique opportunity over the next decade.I am excited to work with India on renewal power. India has potential to be leader in solar energy," he said.

"We predict India will be a bright spot in an otherwise mediocre economic environment," he added.

Image: US Secretary of State John Kerry with PM Narendra Modi at the Vibrant Gujarat summit. Photograph: PIB/Twitter

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