The 2024 World Bank Group-IMF Spring Meetings took place from April 11-18. The focus for this year was on how the World Bank Group can turn its vision – of creating a world free of poverty on a livable planet – into real impact. This includes becoming a better Bank – one that is faster, more effective, and more ambitious.
In this latest episode of The Development Podcast, we draw on some of the highlights from the week. We hear from Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank Group; Situmbeko Musokotwane, Minister of Finance for Zambia; Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General at the World Health Organization; Hassanein Hiridjee, CEO of Axian Group; Reverend Eugene Cho, President and CEO of Bread for the World; Svenja Schulze, Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany and Raj Kumar, President & Editor-in-Chief at Devex.
In its continued efforts to work better and more efficiently with member countries and the private sector community, the World Bank Group recently announced a major overhaul of its guarantee business that will deliver simplicity, improved access, and faster execution through a new, convenient marketplace.
In its continued efforts to work better and more efficiently with member countries and the private sector community, the World Bank Group recently announced a major overhaul of its guarantee business that will deliver simplicity, improved access, and faster execution through a new, convenient marketplace.
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World Bank Group Prepares Major Overhaul to Guarantee Business worldbank.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from worldbank.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.