At the Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Forum, a dedicated session focused on Mission 300—a platform to provide electricity to 300 million people in Africa by 2030. The session brought together African ...

World Bank Group President Ajay Banga addressed the press and took questions from media representatives registered to attend the 2024 Spring Meetings.

Watch the event replays to explore how the World Bank Group and its development partners can tackle global challenges head-on, including solutions to ramp up finance and knowledge, foster private ...

During his tenure, Mr. Malpass focused on seeking stronger policies to increase economic growth, alleviate poverty, improve living standards, and reduce government debt burdens. Under his leadership, ...

During the World Bank Group-International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings that took place from October 9-15, we brought you live events focusing on what it takes to end poverty on a livable planet. Ajay ...

The World Bank Group Youth Summit's 12th edition, brings together young people (ages 18-35) to tackle urgent global challenges. This year’s focus is on digital transformation, creative industries, and ...

The World Bank Group’s Annual Conference on Development Economics—ABCDE—is a 36-year-old forum to stimulate an exchange of ideas between leaders in global ...

The 2025 Global Digital Summit: 'Digital Pathways for All' has concluded. Recordings of all sessions are available on this page and on the World Bank Group's social media channels. This year’s summit ...

In-depth interviews with the World Bank’s leading experts. Join us as we discuss the impact on education, on food security, on jobs and businesses and much more. We’ll be hearing from around the world ...

The IMF-World Bank Group Annual Meetings concluded on October 16. Read a recap of the meetings and catch up on the week's highlights: watch leaders, experts, and activists discuss how the ...

Susan M. Lund is IFC’s Vice President for Economics and Private Sector Development. She leads a large staff of economists that provide economic analysis to support IFC investments, including ...

Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman was appointed as India’s Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs in 2019. She was first elected to the Rajya Sabha in the Parliament of India in 2014, and subsequently ...