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WEBJul 9, 2024 · Calendar 03-10-2024 10:00 03-10-2024 11:15 America/New_York BUSINESS READY 2024 Hello,\n\nThis is a reminder to join us virtually on World Bank Live: BUSINESS READY 2024 \n\nAbout the event: <b>New Data for a Dynamic Private Sector</b><br> How can countries improve their business environment? Join us on October 3rd as we explore with our guests innovative strategies and the latest data shaping ...
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WEBAbout World Bank Live. Since 2011, the World Bank Live platform has been a hub for high-level conversations on international development. Hosting over 650 events in English, with more than 200 also available in French, Spanish, and/or Arabic, it serves as a gateway to both upcoming and past events.The platform aims to help spark innovative ideas and translate them into actionable solutions ...
Ajay Banga - World Bank Live
WEBApr 29, 2024 · Featured on: October 23, 2024. Ajay Banga, 14th President of the World Bank Group. Ajay Banga most recently served as Vice Chairman at General Atlantic. Previously, he was President and CEO of Mastercard, a global organization with nearly 24,000 employees. Under his leadership, MasterCard launched the Center for Inclusive Growth, which advances ...
Lawrence H. Summers | World Bank Live
WEBJul 9, 2024 · Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers is one of America’s leading economists.In addition to serving as 71st Secretary of the Treasury in the Clinton Administration, Dr. Summers served as Director of the White House National Economic Council in the Obama Administration, as President of Harvard University, and as the Chief Economist of the World Bank.
Zainab Ahmed | Worldbank Live
WEBJan 13, 2022 · Zainab Ahmed is Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning—a portfolio that makes her one of the country’s most influential ministers. In that capacity, she has is seeking to boost government revenue, with plans underway to raise value-added tax while taming public debt that now estimated at more than $80 billion.
Yamini Aiyar - World Bank Live
WEBOct 14, 2021 · Yamini Aiyar is the President and Chief Executive of the Centre for Policy Research. In 2008, she founded the Accountability Initiative at CPR, which is credited with pioneering one of India’s largest expenditure tracking surveys for elementary education. Yamini’s work sits at the intersection of research and policy practice. Her research ...
Vanndy Hem - World Bank Live
WEBMay 27, 2022 · Mr. Hem’s career spans across private sector, the United Nations system, multilateral development bank, and government. As Secretary of State, he looks after development financing, coordination and management of ODA (both strategy and operation), public debt management and supports key policy agenda. He coordinates a number of inter-ministerial mechanisms that tackle major infrastructures ...
Nirmala Sitharaman - World Bank Live
WEBApr 13, 2023 · 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 reelected in 2016. She has also held several ministerial portfolios since 2014, including Minister of Defense, Minister of State of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Minister of State in the ...
Ilan Goldfajn - World Bank Live
WEBAug 31, 2023 · Ilan Goldfajn was elected IDB president on November 20, 2022. Mr. Goldfajn served as Director of the Western Hemisphere Department at the International Monetary Fund in 2022, where he helped countries implement IMF-supported programs to address an unprecedented array of challenges. He also contributed to the region’s policy dialogue on climate change with the IMF and oversaw the first ...
Live conversations from Marrakech | 2023 Annual Meetings
WEBThroughout the World Bank Group-IMF Annual Meetings, held from October 9 to October 15, 2023, we hosted a series of daily live discussions at the World Bank Digital Zone. These conversations featured insights from policymakers, civil society representatives, and private sector leaders, and were brought to you online and in multiple languages.