Minister of Finance, Minister of State for Financial Services, and Minister in charge of Reviewing Special Measures ...

President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Chairperson of ADB’s Board of Directors. He was elected President by ...

Mr. Romer is the World Bank’s Chief Economist. Before joining the World Bank group, he was Professor at New York University (NYU) and Director of the Marron Institute of Urban Management which deepens ...

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 ...

Dr. Benjamin E. Diokno is the current Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). He finished his Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of the Philippines (1968), and ...

Alex Habershon is the Program Manager and Global Lead for Anticorruption in the Governance Global Practice of the World Bank. She has helped advance the anticorruption goals of the World Bank for over ...

The World Bank Group’s Annual Meetings flagship event launched AgriConnect, a new initiative to transform small-scale farming into an engine of sustainable growth, jobs, and food security. President ...

World Bank Live is the World Bank's event streaming platform designed to engage global audiences in conversations about international development. The platform features high-level debates and events ...

Rania Al-Mashat, Egypt’s Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation explains how tourism has created direct jobs and boosted other sectors. Watch more How to Equip Young ...

Dr. Nadeem ul Haque is currently the Vice Chancellor of Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Quaid-e-Azam University Campus, Islamabad. He also served as the deputy chairman of the Planning ...

Leaders, experts, and activists gathered in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, for COP 27 amid growing urgency to tackle the climate crisis. The World Bank Group hosted a series of live events featuring ...