In the first virtual Civil Society Townhall held on October 12, World Bank Group President David Malpass discussed he Bank’s efforts to protect human capital, address countries’ excessive debt burdens, and facilitate an inclusive, resilient recovery from COVID-19.
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This event highlighted the actions being taken to achieve more equitable access to vaccines for developing countries, and emphasize the importance of strong health systems to successful vaccine deployment and the importance of better pandemic preparedness to building resilience against future pandemics.
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Annual Meetings Chairman, Dr. Rogelio Ramirez de la O, Minister of Finance of Mexico, delivers remarks for the 2021 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund.
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Rogelio Ramírez de la O ha sido un estudioso de la economía mexicana y de sus relaciones con la economía global. Es doctor en Economía por la Universidad de Cambridge y licenciado en Economía por la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. En su ámbito profesional ha sido consejero y asesor de numerosas empresas mexicanas y extranjeras con inversiones en México, y ha hecho una evaluación…
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Aurélien Kruse is Lead Country Economist in the Accra office of the World Bank, covering Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone. He has worked in numerous countries including India, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Comoros and Kenya. He has written on decentralization (in Madagascar, Kenya, and Indonesia) as well as social protection (skills and jobs) in East Asia. Aurélien graduated from Harvard’s MPA-ID program in…
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Makiko is the Program Lead of the Global Trade Finance Program (GTFP) based in Washington, D.C. She is heading IFC’s largest and flagship trade finance program since 2017 and is a member of WTO’s Trade Finance Expert Working Group. Makiko joined IFC in 2003 and has 28 years of banking experience having worked in Washington, D.C., Johannesburg, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan (Almaty/Astana), London,…
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A panel of high-level experts explores actionable policy insights to support inclusive growth in developing economies.
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World Bank Group President David Malpass will address the press during the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund 2021 Annual Meetings.
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John Masha Ngowa is a barber and small business owner from Kenya. His barbershop in Tezo, an area with poor connectivity to the electricity national grid, is powered by off-grid solar power, allowing him to increase the quality of his work and hours of operation.
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Florent is an Economist at the Climate Change Group. He holds a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. His work focuses on macroeconomics and climate policy. Florent joined us from the French Development Agency in Paris, where he focused on assessing the impacts of climate change on macroeconomic and financial systems at the national and global levels. He…
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