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 …

Apr 18, 2024 · Born in Tanjung Karang, Lampung, Indonesia on August 26, 1962, Sri Mulyani Indrawati earned her bachelor’s degree in Economics from University of Indonesia (1986). She then continued her studies in University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States and earned her Ph.D. in Economics (1992).

Jan 28, 2025 · Ajay Banga is the President of the World Bank Group since June 2023. He was formerly Mastercard CEO and has led global efforts in financial inclusion.

Mar 6, 2024 · World Bank Live is the World Bank's digital platform for live-streaming and engaging with global audiences in open and two-way conversations about international development. We livestream public events in four languages: English, Spanish, French, and Arabic. Each event is covered live by international development experts from the World Bank and partner organizations, taking questions from the ...

Apr 11, 2024 · Find out how we can accelerate progress toward universal energy access across Africa and expand health coverage worldwide. Read the story. 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 ...

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.

Kristalina Georgieva currently serves as Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, a position she was selected for on September 25, 2019 and has served as since October 1, 2019. Before joining the Fund, Ms. Georgieva was CEO of the World Bank from January 2017 to September 2019, during which time she also served as Interim President of the World Bank Group for three months.

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.

Apr 13, 2023 · Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman was appointed as India’s Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs in 2019. She was first elected to the Rajya Sabha in the Parliament of India in 2014, and subsequently reelected in 2016. She has also held several ministerial portfolios since 2014, including Minister of Defense, Minister of State of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Minister of State in the ...

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 ...