EU ‘convergence machine’ needs upgrade to cope with technology change, says World Bank Chief Executive Officer Kristalina Georgieva
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date: 06/06/2018
Technological advances are disrupting labour markets and undermining the European Union’s efforts to bridge the prosperity gap between its richer and poorer regions, World Bank Chief Executive Officer Kristalina Georgieva, warned at the Brussels Economic Forum.