With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries.
The World Bank Group works in every major area of development. We provide a wide array of financial products and technical assistance, and we help countries share and apply innovative knowledge and solutions to the challenges they face.
We face big challenges to help the world’s poorest people and ensure that everyone sees benefits from economic growth. Data and research help us understand these challenges and set priorities, share knowledge of what works, and measure progress.
2019年6月5日、来日中のアルベア・ズーファック世界銀行アフリカ地域担当チーフエコノミストが早稲田大学を訪問し、同大学のアジア太平洋研究科の大学院生約50名を対象に、「アフリカ経済の現況と見通し」(Taking the Pulse of African Economy)と題して講演を行いました。講演では、ズーファックアフリカ担当チーフエコノミストが主導して毎年2回、春と秋に発表するアフリカ地域経済報告(Africa’s Pulse)の主なポイントをご紹介しました。