Interview:Multilateralismessentialtosolvingglobalproblems:WorldBankseniorofficial_GuangmingOnlineInterview:Multilateralismessentialtosolvingglobalproblems:WorldBankseniorofficialAxelvanTrotsenburg,WorldBank'sseniormanagingdirector,speaksduringaninterviewwithXinhuaonthesidelinesofthe60thMunichSecurityConferenceinMunich,Germany,Feb.18,2024.(Xinhua/ZhangFan)MUNICH,Germany,Feb.20(Xinhua)--Multilateralismismoreimportantthaneverinconfrontingaseriesofglobalchallenges,aWorldBankseniorofficialsaid."Moreinternationalsolidarityisneeded,andwecanonlyjointlysolveglobalproblems,"AxelvanTrotsenburg,WorldBank'sseniormanagingdirector,saidinaninterviewwithXinhuaonthesidelinesofthe60thMunichSecurityConferenceonSunday."Weneedtheactivecooperationwithinternationalplayers"andcannotsucceedalone,hesaid.Astheglobaldevelopmentlandscapebecomesincreasinglychallenging,theplightofpoorercountriesisofparticularconcerntotheWorldBank,saidvanTrotsenburg.Theseniorofficialsaidthattheglobaleconomyfaceschallengesduetorelativelyweakereconomicgrowthcomparedtopreviousperiods,addingthatthisparticularlyimpactstheprospectsofdevelopingcountries,especiallythepoorestones,whichrelyonrobustgrowthforjobcreation.Hepointedouttheneedtoshowmoreinternationalsolidarity,reiteratingthat"multilateralismismoreimportantthanever."HesaidthattheWorldBankhasbeenscalingupfinancialsupport,particularlytodevelopingcountries.WhendiscussingChina'scontributiontotheWorldBank,vanTrotsenburgsaidChinaisanactiveandsignificantmemberandhasundergone"averyinterestingjourney"withtheWorldBank.Henotedthatthroughstrongdevelopmenteffortsandtheeliminationofextremepoverty,Chinahastransitionedfrombeingarecipientoffinancialsupporttoadonorcountrythatassiststhepoorestnations.Inhisview,China'stransformationisverypositiveandsendsanimportantsignaltothedevelopingworldthatprogresscanbeachievedwithinageneration.■AxelvanTrotsenburg,WorldBank'sseniormanagingdirector,speaksduringaninterviewwithXinhuaonthesidelinesofthe60thMunichSecurityConferenceinMunich,Germany,Feb.18,2024.(Xinhua/ZhangFan)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.