Developing nations' demands for better life must be met, says World Bank head

Jim Yong Kim says there is greater risk of war, terrorism and increased migration if aspirations of poorer countries are not met

Failure to meet the internet-inspired aspirations of people in poor countries runs the risk of creating the conditions for war, terrorism and increased migration, the president of the World Bank has warned.

Speaking in London ahead of the Bank's spring meeting next week, Jim Yong Kim said an urgent development push was needed in order to meet the demands for a better life by those in developing countries, increasingly aware through their smartphones of how rich people lived.

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