Jobs & Development

Improving capacity building in post-conflict and fragile settings

Three African ministers shared their experience with Bank officials on Thursday when they met to discuss ways to develop capacity in post-conflict countries.  “We are here to listen—tell us how we…

Nina Vucenik|
Education, Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector, Jobs & Development, Social Protection

Global Monitoring Report 2009 Released

Yesterday, the IMF and the World Bank released the 2009 Global Monitoring Report, saying that the global financial crisis is imperiling attainment of the 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)…

Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector, Jobs & Development, Social Protection, Poverty

World Bank Group and development partners team up on infrastructure investment

Flanked by the finance and development ministers of France and Germany, World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick launched two initiatives today that together are expected to mobilize more…

Angie Gentile|
Energy, Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships, Jobs & Development

Development banks join together to provide funding for Latin America and the Caribbean

This past Wednesday, leading development banks joined efforts to provide as much as US$90 billion during the next two years in a joint effort to spur economic growth in the Latin America and…

Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector, Jobs & Development, Social Protection, Poverty

Justin Lin on developing economies at The Economist

During the G20 Summit two weeks ago, World Bank Senior Vice President & Chief Economist Justin Lin spoke to The Economist about the global financial crisis and the importance of social safety…

Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector, Jobs & Development, Social Protection, Poverty
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