The World Bank's president is leaving his post three years before his term was due to end. : World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim has made the surprise announcement that he is stepping down after six years in the post. Mr Kim, 59, was not due to leave until 2022, after he was re-elected for a second five-year term in 2017. He will "join a firm and focus on increasing infrastructure investments in developing countries", the World Bank said. Kristalina Georgieva, the World Bank's chief executive officer, will assume the role of interim president.