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World Leaders Call for Action on Water
New York, 21 September, 2016 — The High Level Panel on Water, consisting of 11 sitting Heads of State and Government and one Special Adviser, today issued a Call to Action for a fundamental shift in t...
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The Taobao Villages as an Instrument for Poverty Reduction and Shared Prosperity
Honorable Vice Governor Zhang Lei of Jiangsu Province, Honorable Party Secretary Wei Guoqian of Suqian municipality, Honorable Party Secretary Hu Jianjun of Shuyang County, President Jin Jianhang of A...
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More and Better Gender Data: A Powerful Tool for Improving Lives
Synopsis A lack of sex-disaggregated data has resulted in an incomplete picture of women’s and men’s lives—and the gaps that persist between them. Such data are essential for identifying key cha...
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A Global Perspective on the Accountancy Profession
Interview with Samia Msadek, Director, Governance Global Practice, World Bank Interview by Henri Fortin, Global Lead for Governance and Financial Reporting Henri Fortin: What opportunities are there f...
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Chairman’s Statement--Global Infrastructure Forum 2016
Chairman’s StatementGlobal Infrastructure Forum, April 16, 2016Co-hosted by MDBs (AfDB, AIIB, ADB, EBRD, EIB, IADB, IsDB, NDB and the WBG)In partnership with UN Agencies and Development Partners Manda...
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Speech by World Bank Managing Director and COO Sri Mulyani Indrawati: Promoting Economic Development in a Volatile World
Thank you Emily for this very kind introduction. It is a great pleasure and honor to be here today. The World Bank Group has two goals: ending extreme poverty by 2030 and ensuring that prosperity is s...
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Leveraging the World Bank for Sustainable Development
Let me start by expressing my profound gratitude to Professor Francesco Perrini. I would also like to acknowledge all others who have made this event possible, notably the co-director of the master’s ...
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World Bank Group Managing Director and Chief Administrative Officer Shaolin Yang’s remarks to “Tracking Corruption – The Way Forward"
On behalf of the World Bank Group, I thank the Government of France and President François Hollande for this important, timely event. Gathering here now gives us an important opportunity to take meani...
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Opening remarks: World Bank Land and Poverty Conference
Thank you very much. It’s great to be here and to have so many of you joining us for this year’s Land and Poverty Conference. This is actually the 17th year of these conferences, and they have g...
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G20 Leaders Launch Global Partnership and Website to Help Advance Inclusive Business
Nanjing, China, April 6, 2016—The G20 officially launched the Global Platform on Inclusive Business (GPIB) today in Nanjing, China. The Platform is a global partnership that will provide support to po...
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World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings 2016: Development Committee Communiqué
1. The Development Committee met today, April 16, in Washington, D.C. 2. Global growth continues to disappoint in 2016. Substantial downside risks to growth remain, including weak demand, tighter fina...
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Partnering with the World Bank Group for a Just and Peaceful World
It is an honor and privilege for me to give this keynote speech on the occasion of the RFKennedy Compass 2016 East Coast Conference. I am particularly delighted to be speaking at an event hosted by th...
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