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Latest Events

From Growth to Jobs: Making Industrial Policy Work
https://live.worldbank.org/en/event/2026/growth-to-jobs-industrial-policy-south-asia
From Growth to Jobs: Making Industrial Policy Work
May 2026
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Unlocking Jobs in South Asia: AI & Trade
https://live.worldbank.org/en/event/2025/regional-economic-update-unlocking-jobs-in-south-asia
November 2025
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Helping People and Firms Adapt in South Asia
https://live.worldbank.org/en/event/2025/helping-people-and-firms-climate-adaptation-in-south-asia
WBL Climate Adaptation
SEPTEMBER 2025
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From Risk to Resilience: Helping People and Firms Adapt in South Asia
https://eias.org/event/from-risk-to-resilience-helping-people-and-firms-in-south-asia-adapt-to-climate-change/
From Risk to Resilience Book Cover
JUNE 2025
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Helping Firms and People Help Themselves: Building Resilience in South Asia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO1hxsQg1aw&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Ficrier.org%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE
From Risk to Resilience Book Cover
June 2025
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South Asia Labor Mobility Conference
https://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2025/05/20/south-asia-labor-mobility
South Asia Labor Mobility Conference
SPEAKERS
May 2025
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Trade as Catalyst for India’s Development
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix0sGfwtfXQ&ab_channel=CeSPICentroStudidiPoliticaInternazionale
CeSPI _rade as catalyst
May 2025
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Earlier Events

2025

Regional Economic Outlook: Taxing Times: Mobilizing Revenues in South Asia
South Asia Development Update report launch | World Bank Live | May 2025

Trade Challenges in a Fractured Global Trading System
Keynote Speech by Martin Raiser | Institute for International Economic Policy | April 2025

Women, Jobs, and Empowerment
Presentation by Franziska Ohnsorge, Ganesh Natarajan, and Uma Ganesh | Institute for International Economic Policy | April 2025

Bridge the Gap: Revenue Mobilization in Emerging Market and Developing Economies
World Bank conference | Hosted with SANEM and CSEP | April 2025

Strengthening South Asia’s Fiscal Resilience
Center for Global Development Conference | April 2025

2024

Female Labor Force Participation: Drivers and Policy Options
World Bank conference | Hosted with CSEP | December 2024

Regional Economic Outlook: Women, Jobs and South Asia’s Untapped Potential
South Asia Development Update report launch | World Bank Live | October 2024

Job Creation and Productivity Growth in Emerging Markets and Developing Countries
World Bank conference | Hosted with SANEM | May 2024

Regional Economic Outlook: Jobs for Resilience in South Asia
South Asia Development Update report launch | World Bank Live | April 2024

Climate Change Adaptation in South Asia
World Bank workshop | Hosted with 21st Century India Center, UC San Diego | March 2024

2023

Shocks and Development Strategies: Toward a Resilient South Asia
World Bank conference | Hosted with SANEM | May 2023

Social Norms and Economic Behavior: Gender Norms, Perceptions, and their Impact
World Bank conference | May 2023

Hidden Potential: Rethinking Informality in South Asia
World Bank conference | May 2023

South Asia Economic Outlook
South Asia Economic Outlook Report Launch | World Bank Live | April 2023

South Asia Economic Focus - Expanding Opportunities: Toward Inclusive Growth
World Bank seminar in Tokyo | April 2023

Responsive by Design: Building Adaptive Social Protection Systems in South Asia
Report launch | March 2023

2022

Striving for Clean Air: Air Pollution and Public Health in South Asia
Report launch | December 2024

Hidden Potential: Rethinking Informality in South Asia
World Bank conference | November 2022

The 10th South Asia Economic Policy Network Conference on Migration in South Asia
World Bank conference | Hosted with IIDS | November 2022

South Asia Economic Focus - Coping with Shocks: Migration and the Road to Resilience
South Asia Economic Focus, Tokyo seminar | October 2022

Hope Over Fate: Fazle Hasan Abed and the Science of Ending Global Poverty
World Bank report launch | September 2022

The 9th South Asia Economic Policy Network Conference on Social Norms and Gender Equality
World Bank conference | May 2022

Spatial Economic Analysis: Road Transport Performance and Impact of Transportation Project
World Bank seminar | March 2022

2021

Social Norms Intervention with Gender Innovation Labs
World Bank seminar | December 2021

Shifting Gears: Digitalization and Service-Led Development
South Asia Economic Focus report launch | October 2021

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Office of the Chief Economist in South Asia
sarchiefeconomistoffice@worldbank.org
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