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 ...

María Luisa Domínguez has been Chairwoman of ADIF since 2021. Before becoming Chairwoman of the company, she was general director for Strategic Planning and Projects, responsible for the company's ...

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 ...

Alvaro Lario, President of the International Fund of Agricultural Development (IFAD) is a seasoned international development ...

Mr. Eric Jing has been Ant Financial’s CEO since October 2016 and its Executive Chairman since April 2018. He also serves on the boards of Alibaba Group [NYSE: BABA] and Paytm, the leading payments ...

Foreign private investment in Africa has fallen dramatically as a result of COVID-19, with foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to the continent dropping by some 16% in 2020. And yet, FDI can be ...

The 2025 Global Digital Summit: 'Digital Pathways for All' has concluded. Recordings of all sessions are available on this page and on the World Bank Group's social media channels. This year’s summit ...

Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful is the Minister for Communications and Digitalisation for the Republic of Ghana and a three terms Member of Parliament for the Ablekuma West constituency. As the Minister of ...

With 1.2 billion young people in emerging economies reaching working age over the next decade—and rapid changes in technology reshaping workplaces—the urgency of finding scalable, sustainable ...

The World Bank Group’s Annual Conference on Development Economics—ABCDE—is a 36-year-old forum to stimulate an exchange of ideas between leaders in global ...

Dr.Vinya Ariyaratne is the General Secretary of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, Sri Lanka’s largest non-governmental grass roots development organization. Following a unique model based on Buddhism ...

Veronica Nyhan Jones is Global Head of Advisory Services for Infrastructure & Natural Resources at IFC. Her team helps companies share value through delivery of tangible benefits to local stakeholders ...