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World Bank Support for Country Access to COVID-19 Vaccines

Remarks by World Bank Group President David Malpass to the Development Committee

At the 2021 Annual Meetings, President David Malpass speaks about the World Bank Group’s work to prevent, prepare for, and respond to crises and financing for green, resilient, and inclusive development.

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World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings 2021: Development Committee Communiqué

World Bank Group President David Malpass Roundtable during Annual Meetings 2021

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Oct 07, 2021

COVID-19 Stress Tests Region’s Ill-prepared Health Systems: MENA Shows Tenuous, Uneven Recovery in 2021

Oct 07, 2021

South Asian Economies Recover Amidst Uncertainties

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Oct 06, 2021

Urgent reforms needed to boost growth and prevent another Lost Decade in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Oct 05, 2021

Africa’s Pulse: Climate Change Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa Can Improve Resilience and Deliver Jobs

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Sep 26, 2021

Economic Recovery in East Asia and Pacific Faces Setback

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Oct 04, 2021

Strong Rebound in 2021 Boosts Economies in Emerging Europe and Central Asia

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Development Podcast: 'Absolutely Unacceptable' COVID Vaccination Rates in Developing Countries

Expert Answers: How Will the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Play Out?

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Development Podcast: Is the informal sector increasing global inequality?

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Statement Sep 16, 2021

International Organizations, Manufacturers Agree to Intensify Cooperation to Deliver COVID-19 Vaccines

Statement Sep 16, 2021

World Bank Group to Discontinue Doing Business Report

Statement Sep 16, 2021

International Organizations, Manufacturers Agree to Intensify Cooperation to Deliver COVID-19 Vaccines

PRESS RELEASE Sep 13, 2021

Climate Change Could Force 216 Million People to Migrate Within Their Own Countries by 2050

PRESS RELEASE Aug 23, 2021

Lack of Water Linked to 10 Percent of the Rise in Global Migration

Speeches & Transcripts Aug 18, 2021

Remarks by World Bank Group President David Malpass to the Summit of the Heads of State of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community

PRESS RELEASE Aug 05, 2021

Africa announces the rollout of 400m vaccine doses to the African Union Member States and the Caribbean

Speeches & Transcripts Aug 04, 2021

Remarks by World Bank Group President David Malpass at the Conference in Support of the Lebanese People

Statement Jul 30, 2021

Joint Statement of the Multilateral Leaders Task Force on COVID-19 Vaccines, Therapeutics, and Diagnostics for Developing Countries following its Second Meeting

PRESS RELEASE Jul 26, 2021

COVAX and World Bank to Accelerate Vaccine Access for Developing Countries