Spring Meetings 2022 | World Bank Live
WEBAPRIL 18-24, 2022. Conflict, COVID and climate change have combined to create unprecedented challenges for developing countries. At these Spring Meetings – taking place in the shadow of war in Ukraine – the World Bank Group will convene leaders, experts and activists to discuss the impact of these global shocks on the most vulnerable ...
Gita Gopinath - World Bank Live
WEBMay 6, 2019 · Gita Gopinath is the First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as of January 21, 2022. In that role she oversees the work of staff, represents the Fund at multilateral forums, maintains high-level contacts with member governments and Board members, the media, and other institutions, leads the Fund’s work on surveillance and related policies, and oversees ...
Arsenio Balisacan - World Bank Live
WEBFeatured on: October 03, 2023. Dr. Arsenio Balisacan is Secretary of the Philippine National Economic Development Authority. Secretary Balisacan previously served as the Chairperson and Chief Executive of the Philippine Competition Commission, and for three decades was a Professor of Economics at the University of the Philippines. He has ...
Nigel Clarke - World Bank Live
WEBApr 11, 2023 · The Hon. Nigel Clarke, DPhil., MP, is Jamaica’s Minister of Finance and the Public Service and is Member of Parliament for St Andrew Northwestern. He has served as Ambassador of Economic Affairs where he represented Jamaica’s interests with multilateral institutions and as a Senator in the Upper House of …
Adama Coulibaly - World Bank Live
WEBAdama Coulibaly. Minister of Economy and Finance, République de Côte d’Ivoire. Featured on: April 15, 2023. Expertise on: Economic Policies. Appointed Minister of Economy and Finance on September 4th, 2019, Mr. Adama Coulibaly is a university lecturer. A highly qualified economist, he has fulfilled high functions within the Ivorian public ...
2024 Spring Meetings: Vision to Impact - World Bank Live
WEBApr 11, 2024 · Find out how we can accelerate progress toward universal energy access across Africa and expand health coverage worldwide. On April 11, we kicked things off with the Spring Meetings opening press conference, where World Bank Group President Ajay Banga talked to international journalists about critical global challenges.. On April 17, we explored how we can scale up the solutions and ...
Erion Veliaj - World Bank Live
WEBOct 10, 2015 · Erion Veliaj was re-elected as Mayor of Tirana in June 2019, after being firstly elected as the 42nd Mayor of Tirana in June 2015. Prior to his tenure, Veliaj served as a Member of Parliament of Albania and Minister of Social Welfare and Youth from 2013 through 2015. Before joining the ranks of the Socialist Party of Albania in 2011, Veliaj had ...
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala | World Bank Live
WEBApr 14, 2023 · Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). She is an economist and international development expert with over 30 years of experience. She was Chair of the Board of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (2016 – 2020), the African Risk Capacity (2014 – 2020) and Co-Chair of The Global Commission on the Economy and Climate.
Slawomir Krupa - World Bank Live
WEBOct 13, 2022 · Slawomir Krupa was appointed Head of Global Banking and Investor Solutions in January 2021. Previously he was Chief Executive Officer for Societe Generale Americas since January 2016, in charge of Global Banking and Investors solutions activities for the region. Slawomir Krupa began his career in 1996 as an Inspector within Societe Generale’s Inspection department. He left the Group in 1999 ...
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