Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are key to jobs and opportunities in developing countries, yet many struggle to access the financing they need to grow. This event introduced the World ...

As AI reshapes labor markets worldwide, developing countries face a critical question: will it widen opportunity or deepen inequality? Join the conversation with public- and private sector leaders on ...

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Nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu opens the 2026 Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) with a keynote address on the urgent need for good jobs across ...

As 1.2 billion young people are projected to enter the workforce in developing countries over the coming decades, this discussion explored a central economic question: how to create enough productive ...

The 2026 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group brought together global leaders to explore one central challenge: creating jobs and accelerating growth through ...

Over the next decade, 1.2 billion young people are expected to enter the workforce in developing economies—while only 420 million jobs are projected to be created. World Bank Group President Ajay ...

Explore video recordings from the annual Transforming Transportation conference, co-hosted by the World Bank Group and the WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities. Since 2003, the conference has ...

Satsuki Katayama is the Minister of Finance, Minister of State for Financial Services, and Minister in charge of Reviewing Special Measures Concerning Taxation and Subsidies, serving as the first ...

What is small AI, and how can it help developing countries tackle real-world challenges? In this live Q&A, two World Bank Group experts explain how practical, affordable, and adaptable AI tools are ...

Private sector initiatives across Africa are creating jobs and addressing development challenges. Presented by the World Bank Group’s MIGA and the Financial Times, the Africa Sustainable Futures ...

The Full Mutual Reliance Framework (FMRF) is a landmark collaboration between the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, designed to deepen the two institutions’ collaboration on cofinanced public ...