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Spring Meetings 2022
SPRING MEETINGS 2022

Preserving Open Trade: Subsidies, Geopolitics, and International Cooperation

Trade can be an effective catalyst for growth and development. This event will explore the issue of subsidies—from when they may be appropriate for addressing challenges to the unintended consequences—as well as how international cooperation can help create a fairer trading system for countries at all income levels. Watch the replay to explore the role of subsidies, trade and international cooperation in building a #ResilientFuture

Spring Meetings 2022
SPRING MEETINGS 2022

Ministerial Roundtable Discussion for Support to Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky joined a roundtable discussion with the World Bank Group to better understand the scope of Ukraine’s immediate financing needs and to discuss how the international community can come together to support those needs.

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The World Bank and Ukraine

The invasion in Ukraine will have far-reaching economic and social impacts - well beyond the immediate impact it is already having on the lives and livelihoods of those in the country. The World Bank Group continues to coordinate with Ukraine and other development partners to assess these costs and develop a robust response to help the Ukrainian people during this difficult period. Learn more.

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