Jan 16, 2025 · [Shwetha Grace Eapen] Good morning from Washington D.C. it’s a cold January morning here in D.C., but we extend you all our warmest welcome.Thank you for tuning in today for the launch of the 2025 World Bank Group Youth Summit Pitch Competition.My name is Shwetha Grace Eapen and I will be your host for today.Today’s event will feature a series of engaging sessions, starting with an ...

Anneliese Dodds was appointed Minister for Development at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Minister for Women and Equalities at the Department for Education on 8 July 2024.

Oct 16, 2019 · 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 earned his Master’s Degree in Public Administration (1970) and Economics (1974) from the same university.

Oct 17, 2024 · The Annual Meetings serve not only as a forum for international dialogue but also empower the World Bank's institutions – International Development Association (IDA), International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency – to …

Dec 3, 2023 · Carla Alexandra Oreste do Rosário Fernandes Louveira is the Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance of Mozambique. She is responsible for overseeing the fiscal policy, public debt management, financial inclusion and budget execution of the country.

Apr 10, 2019 · Born in Paris in 1956, Christine Lagarde completed high school in Le Havre and attended Holton Arms School in Bethesda (Maryland, USA). She then graduated from law school at University Paris X, and obtained a Master’s degree from the Political Science Institute in …

Dr. Arsenio M. Balisacan is Socioeconomic Planning Secretary and Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). In 2000-2001 and 2003, he was Undersecretary for Policy, Planning and Research of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the country’s chief negotiator in the Agriculture Negotiations of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and in various bilateral ...

Apr 24, 2015 · Joseph E. Stiglitz received his Ph.D from MIT in 1967, became a full professor at Yale in 1970, and in 1979 was awarded the prestigious John Bates Clark Award. He has taught at Princeton, Stanford, and MIT and was the Drummond Professor and a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He is now University Professor at Columbia University and Chair of Columbia University's Committee on Global Thought.

Nov 12, 2024 · Watch the event replay video with World Bank President Ajay Banga and IMF head Kristalina Georgieva on climate action financing at COP29.

On October 24, World Bank Group President Ajay Banga announced new actions and goals to boost economic opportunities for women.