The World Bank is set to make net savings¹ that are half the size of a much-touted $400m target as administrative² costs rise on a surge in lending, despite a contentious³ reorganisation pushed through by Jim Yong Kim, its president.

尽管世界银行(World Bank)行长金墉(Jim Yong Kim)推行了一场引发争议的重组，但由于放贷激增引发行政管理成本上升，世行能实现的净节省只有大肆吹捧的4亿美元目标的一半。

The World Bank’s revenues are coming under pressure from low interest rates and a slowdown in emerging economies, with leading parts of the bank this month reporting their weakest results since the 2008 global financial crisis.

世行的收入正遭受来自较低利率以及新兴经济体增速放缓的压力，本月该行的主要部门报告了自2008年全球金融危机以来的最糟业绩。

The difficult financial picture illustrates⁴ the pressures facing Mr Kim as he seeks a second five-year term and continues a push to both reinvent the Washington-based institution and aggressively increase its lending in the face of rising competition from new players.

艰难的财务状况凸显了金墉面临的压力，他正在寻求第二个五年任期，并且继续一边推进对这家总部位于华盛顿的机构进行彻底改革、一边在面临新对手激烈竞争的情况下积极增加放贷。

Mr Kim, who with the backing of big shareholders⁵ such as the US and China is widely expected to be reappointed within weeks, has staked his presidency⁶ on a controversial reorganisation of the bank.

在美国和中国等大股东的支持下，外界普遍预计金墉将在几周内重获任命。

A $400m reduction in costs by the end of the current fiscal⁷ year is one of its major goals.

他将自己的行长任期押注于世行一项有争议的改组，其主要目标之一就是到本财年结束时将成本降低4亿美元。

Frustration⁸ with the restructuring led the bank’s staff association to declare it was facing a crisis of leadership this month and to call for the board to search for a replacement⁹ to Mr Kim.

对这场重组的不满，导致世行员工组织在本月宣布该行面临领导危机，呼吁董事会寻找替代金墉的人选。