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Annual Meetings Plenary
Watch Ajay Banga, Kristalina Georgieva, and Ahmed Munawar speak in this plenary discussion.
https://live.worldbank.org/en/event/2024/annual-meetings-plenary?intcid=ecr_hp_headerA_2024-10-24-AM-PlenaryEvent
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World Bank Group Doubles Agriculture Finance and Business Commitments
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2024/10/23/world-bank-group-announces-strategic-pivot-in-agribusiness-doubles-financial-commitment?intcid=ecr_hp_sidekickA_2024-10-23-AM-FoodAnnouncement
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New World Bank Group Goals to Boost Women's Economic Opportunities
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2024/10/24/world-bank-group-advances-gender-strategy-unveils-economic-opportunity-ambitions?intcid=ecr_hp_sidekickB_2024-10-24-AM-GenderAnnouncement
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Japan Signs $1 Billion Portfolio Guarantee with World Bank
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2024/10/25/japan-signs-1-billion-portfolio-guarantee-with-world-bank?intcid=ecr_hp_sidekickC_2024-10-25-AM-Japan
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692 million
people lived below the $2.15 per day poverty line in 2024.
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2024/10/15/ending-poverty-for-half-the-world-could-take-more-than-a-century
Source: World Bank (2024), Poverty and Inequality Platform. pip.worldbank.org
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$2.4 trillion
in economic, environment and health benefits can be generated by 2040 if we shift 10% of the most distortive agricultural subsidies to green innovations.
https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/voices/transforming-our-food-systems-healthy-people-environment-and-economies
Source: World Bank (2022), Repurposing Agricultural Policies and Support
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50%
of women are in the labor force vs. 80% for men. Since 1990, women have not seen their participation in the labor force increase.
https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/gender/brief/gender-strategy-update-2024-30-accelerating-equality-and-empowerment-for-all
Source: World Bank Group Gender Data Portal
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1.2 billion
young people in developing countries will reach working age over the next decade. Yet only about 420 million jobs are expected to be created.
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2024/08/12/world-bank-group-launches-high-level-council-to-tackle-looming-jobs-crisis
Source: World Bank
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World Bank Group Annual Report 2024
World Bank Group Annual Report 2024
This report, A Better Bank for a Better World, features key highlights from the World Bank Group's Fiscal 2024 Annual Reports covering July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024.
https://www.worldbank.org/en/about/annual-report
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Poverty, Prosperity, and Planet Report 2024
Poverty, Prosperity, and Planet Report 2024
This flagship World Bank report provides the first post-pandemic global assessment of poverty and shared prosperity.
https://www.worldbank.org/3pr
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https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/e789cf0e-816c-41ef-ad3a-471948f374ce
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The Role of Private Capital in Shaping a Sustainable Future in Latin America and the Caribbean
https://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2024/09/08/the-role-of-private-capital-in-shaping-a-sustainable-future-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean
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South Asia: Collaborating for Climate Resilience through Hydromet and Early Warning Systems
https://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2024/09/04/south-asia-collaborating-for-climate-resilience-through-hydromet-and-early-warning-systems
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Improving Food Security, Protecting Local Livelihoods, and Strengthening Pest Control Systems in South Sudan
https://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2024/07/29/improving-food-security-protecting-local-livelihoods-in-afe-south-sudan
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Tracking our projects and results is a cornerstone of our work to become more transparent, accountable, and deliver impact that changes lives.
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221.8 million
people directly benefited from social safety net operations
https://scorecard.worldbank.org/en/scorecard/protection-for-the-poorest
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123.2 million
people supported with enhanced resilience to climate risks
https://scorecard.worldbank.org/en/scorecard/green-and-blue-planet-and-resilient-populations
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142.4 million
people benefited from improved access to transportation
https://scorecard.worldbank.org/en/scorecard/connected-communities
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Keeping Score: Measuring Impact in Development
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/podcast/2024/09/27/keeping-score-measuring-impact-development-podcast
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Providing Access to Electricity to 300 Million People in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2030
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/video/2024/09/23/mission-300-providing-access-to-electricity-to-300-million-people-in-sub-saharan-africa-by-2030
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Faces of Resilience: Standing Strong in the Central African Republic
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/immersive-story/2024/10/08/success-stories-central-african-republic-a-resource-rich-nation
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Reassessing Risk in Emerging Market Lending: New GEMs Insights
October 15, 2024
https://www.ifc.org/en/insights-reports/2024/reassessing-risk-in-emerging-market-lending
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MIGA Guarantee to Support Cutting-Edge Campus in Morocco
September 25, 2024
https://www.miga.org/press-release/miga-guarantee-expand-moroccos-um6p-campus
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Innovative Financing Solutions for Improved Nutrition
October 02, 2024
https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/health/innovative-financing-solutions-for-improved-nutrition
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