The #WBGMeetings offer a chance to interact with gov't officials, private sector, youth leaders & experts! Watch our live events on Oct 21-26 to learn about the food economy, gender equality, sustainable development & financial markets. http://wrld.bg/MjBc50TFQOt
The World Bank
International Trade and Development
Washington, DC 2,316,651 followers
About us
The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. Our vision is to create a world without poverty on a livable planet. We are not a bank in the common sense; we are made up of two unique development institutions owned by 189 member countries: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA). Each institution plays a different but collaborative role in advancing the vision of inclusive and sustainable globalization. The IBRD aims to reduce poverty in middle-income and creditworthy poorer countries, while IDA focuses on the world's poorest countries. Their work is complemented by that of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) and the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). Together, we provide low-interest loans, interest-free credits and grants to developing countries for a wide array of purposes that include investments in education, health, public administration, infrastructure, financial and private sector development, agriculture and environmental and natural resource management.
- Website
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http://www.worldbank.org
External link for The World Bank
- Industry
- International Trade and Development
- Company size
- 10,001+ employees
- Headquarters
- Washington, DC
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Specialties
- Global Development Finance/Lending, Development Knowledge, Advisory Services, and Capacity Building, Economic Research and Development Data, and Global Partnerships and Multilateral Engagement
Locations
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Primary
1818 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20433, US
Employees at The World Bank
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Ton Zijlstra
Independent consultant on open gov, open data, distributed digital transformation, networked agency, ethics by design & as a practice. Available for…
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Krishnan Srinivasan
Senior International Consultant specializing in transport econometrics, road safety management and institutional reform
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Lisa Kopp
Marketing and Branding Specialist | Strategic Communications | Executive Communications
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Susan Lindner
Global Keynote Speaker | Host, "The Innovation Storytellers Show" We help innovation leaders become amazing storytellers to get the resources…
Updates
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Weekly Update: ➡️ Standing Strong in the Central African Republic ➡️ Poverty, Prosperity, and Planet: Pathways Out of the Polycrisis #3PR ➡️ How Can South Asia Unlock Its Untapped Potential? ➡️ Helping Ukraine’s Farmers Build Resilience ➡️ Rethinking Finance Strategies for Small and Medium Enterprises
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The World Bank (WBG) guarantee platform combines expertise from across WBG institutions to streamline & simplify #guarantee processes. It aims to unlock private finance, mitigate risk, & support projects across diverse sectors. http://wrld.bg/L50X50TJirW IFC - International Finance Corporation MIGA
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Three leaders united for one cause: ending violence against women and girls. Listen to Amina J. Mohammed (United Nations), Anna Bjerde & Jutta Urpilainen (European Commission) share the importance of our organizations joining forces against gender-based violence to achieve gender equality.
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The latest #SouthAsiaDevelopment Update forecasts growth in the region to increase to 6.4% this year, with the economic outlook for all South Asian countries except #Bangladesh and #Maldives upgraded from six months ago. Download the report: http://wrld.bg/ROFX50TJgmq
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🎙️From Mozambique to Jordan, see how The World Bank Group's new Scorecard is making a difference on the ground. Tune in to the #DevelopmentPodcast for inspiring stories and insights from Ed Mountfield and Lu Shen from Asian Development Bank (ADB). https://lnkd.in/eH3ANTyY
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EVENT | As Sub-Saharan Africa's economy rebounds, how can we prepare millions of students for future jobs? Share your thoughts & join us live from the University of Pretoria for a vital conversation on transforming education for inclusive growth at the #AfricasPulse launch! https://lnkd.in/esVEDx-Z Speakers: Andrew Dabalen, Chief Economist, Africa, World Bank Satu Kahkonen, Country Director for South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and Eswatini, World Bank Loretta Feris, Vice Principal , Academic at the University of Pretoria, South Africa Eric Asomani Asante, Award-winning ICT school teacher from Ghana, finalist for the Global Teacher Award 2023 Reine Essobmadje, Co-founder of Digital Coalition, CEO of Evolving Consulting Moderator: Nozipho Tshabalala
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Economic Review | Latin America and the Caribbean October 2024 Latin America and the Caribbean is close to winning the battle on inflation and turning the corner on the macroeconomic dislocations wrought by the pandemic. Monetary authorities in the region have managed the multiyear challenge at least as well as their counterparts in the advanced economies, yet another sign of competent macroeconomic management. Interest rates, both in the region and now in the United States, have been falling, relieving stress on households and banking sectors and offering some prospect of more vigorous economic activity. Even so, the growth rate for 2024, estimated at 1.9%, is the lowest among all global regions, highlighting persistent structural bottlenecks. In 2025, the region is forecast to grow 2.6 %. To accelerate growth, the region must seize the current momentum. Continued inequality, high taxes on productive investment that limit growth, and continued lack of fiscal space have raised taxing wealth as a possible means of addressing all three issues.. DOWNLOAD #Perspectivas2025 REPORT: https://lnkd.in/gGEXSmtr
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EVENT | The World Bank has a clear mission: ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity on a livable planet. On October 15, we will release the new Poverty, Prosperity, and Planet Report (#3PR), which offers the first post-pandemic assessment of global progress on our mission and explores different pathways out of the current polycrisis—where multiple and interconnected challenges are affecting the world at the same time. Join this high-level event to lean more! http://wrld.bg/1jFL50THMSk Speakers: Indermit Gill, Chief Economist of the World Bank Group and Senior Vice President for Development Economics Jeffrey D. Sachs, University Professor and Director, Center for Sustainable Development Haishan Fu, World Bank Group Chief Statistician and Director, Development Data Group, World Bank Luis Felipe López-Calva, Global Director, Poverty and Equity, World Bank Maria Eugenia Genoni, Senior Economist, Poverty and Equity, World Bank Christoph Lakner, Program Manager, Global Poverty and Inequality Data, Development Data Group, World Bank