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- 1999 - 2002 (predominant 2001 - 2002) (Creation)
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2.49 linear feet of textual records
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Biographical history
Yukio Yoshimura was appointed to the position of senior advisor to World Bank Group (WBG) President James Wolfensohn on July 23, 2001. Yoshimura had previously served as executive director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 1998 to 2001 during which time he chaired the Working Group on Bank-Fund Collaboration. Prior to his time at the IMF, Yoshimura spent almost 30 years with Japan's Ministry of Finance. He also served as alternate executive director for Japan at the World Bank from 1988 to 1991.
As senior adviser in the WBG Office of the President, Yoshimura supported President Wolfensohn in a variety of areas, including strengthening the Japan/WBG partnership, communications with multilateral development banks (particularly the Asian Development Bank), and collaboration with the IMF.
In July 2002, Yoshimura was named World Bank vice president and special representative of the World Bank Tokyo office. He would serve in this role until he retired from the WBG at the end of 2006.
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Transferred to the World Bank Group Archives from the Office of the President.
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Series primarily relates to the work of the Japan-WBG Working Group led by Yoshimura. The working group researched and reported on the status of the WBG's relationship with Japan. Records include presentation slides, interview materials, and the final report. Other materials in this series relate to Yoshimura's reports to President Wolfensohn on Japan.
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Records are subject to the World Bank Access to Information Policy.
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Records are subject to the Copyright Policy of the World Bank Group.
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English
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Internal World Bank Group Archives rules based on ISAD(G).
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10 April 2025