Making a difference in people's lives has always motivated me. Serving the last three years as
@WorldBank
Managing Director, Development Policy & Partnerships has been an honor and a privilege. (1/2)
Profound innovation in Fintech can advance inclusive and sustainable development. An engaging conversation with a great panel and online audience. Watch the replay.
#FutureOfFinance
To accelerate gender equality, we must promote and deliver change. The
@WorldBank
's
#GenderStrategyUpdate
focuses on women’s empowerment and leadership through innovation and mobilization of collective action to enact policies and change norms. Learn more:
The innovation and productivity gains that are necessary for sustainable growth cannot happen without protecting and building
#HumanCapital
. How can countries regain human capital losses and better
#InvestInPeople
? See our latest Human Development report:
Good substantive discussion with
@AdamPosen
today on the dangers of increased protectionism and the importance of trade facilitation during the
@WorldBank
and
@PIIE
event on how developing countries can leverage trade.
Video:
As some countries put up barriers to global trade with reshoring efforts, new opportunities have arisen for developing countries. What are they? Feb. 14 | 10:30 – 12:00pm ET
@Mari_Pangestu
is joined by
@_AnabelG
of
@wto
and others to discuss.
Big boost to economic development if African firms can easily join regional and global supply chains. The African Continental Free Trade Agreement is changing the game:
🌍 54 countries
🧑🏿🤝🧑🏿 1.3B people
💰 $3.4 trillion GDP
@Mari_Pangestu
blog:
Glad to be with
@Tharman_S
@henkovink
@WMO
@SarojJha001
at today's important discussion on water storage. Green inclusive and resilient development needs to be anchored in more approaches to water storage.
My deepest sympathies are with the people of Türkiye and Syria affected by the devastating earthquake.
The
@WorldBank
Group will move quickly to support those affected.
Thank you
@noradno
for hosting a great conference and inviting me to talk about financing the future. The future is about green, resilient, and inclusive development. It will need a scale-up of transformative investments and require different sources of financing to come together
Great seminar with
@NorwayMFA
and
@noradno
on CCDRs, WBG new country diagnostics that integrate climate and development and help countries prioritize impactful actions. Findings from the first 21 reports are available at:
Thank you
@BjorgSandkjaer
, State Secretary for Int'l Development of Norway, for great discussions on the need to scale impact to fight growing poverty and global challenges such as climate change.
How can developing countries better fiscally prepare for another major crisis so that adequate support is provided in a timely and targeted manner?
Read 3 key lessons from the
#COVID19
pandemic experience on reducing
#poverty
& building shared prosperity:
#DYK
? Our global
#FoodSystem
generates an estimated $12 trillion in hidden social, economic and environmental costs each year.
This includes being the source of nearly 1/3 of global greenhouse gas emissions.
How we can change this:
#GFFA
#FoodSecurity
Mark your calendar for
#WorldBankDataPrivacyDay2023
! The annual flagship event to discuss the world’s most pressing data protection and privacy issues will return to our HQ in Washington, DC, on January 25.
Our global
#FoodSystem
generates an estimated $12 trillion in hidden social, economic and environmental costs each year. This includes being the source of nearly 1/3 of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Our latest blog talks about how we can change that:
Mangroves are
#Indonesia
’s green belt & important for communities, ocean health, and as powerful carbon sinks that absorb CO2. 🇮🇩’s leading role in mangrove conservation & restoration is providing important lessons on climate adaptation.
#ClimateActionWBG