We’re scaling up our support to reshape the future of food. Helping smallholders boost productivity, linking them to value chains, & protecting their land. Watch the #WBGMeetings AgriConnect event replay: http://wrld.bg/E9hH50XhCVR
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The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. Our vision is to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. We are not a bank in the common sense; we are made up of two unique development institutions owned by 189 member countries: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA). Each institution plays a different but collaborative role in advancing the vision of inclusive and sustainable globalization. The IBRD aims to reduce poverty in middle-income and creditworthy poorer countries, while IDA focuses on the world's poorest countries. Their work is complemented by that of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) and the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). Together, we provide low-interest loans, interest-free credits and grants to developing countries for a wide array of purposes that include investments in education, health, public administration, infrastructure, financial and private sector development, agriculture and environmental and natural resource management.
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Ton Zijlstra
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𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲. Around the world, our partners are creating real impact in communities that need it most. From empowering women and youth to generating jobs and strengthening local systems, these initiatives show how collaboration turns shared goals into meaningful results. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸: ➤ From Bangladesh to Nigeria, Civil Society Powers Jobs for the Future http://wrld.bg/rZVB50Xh7xQ ➤ Interview with Rose Goslinga, Co-Founder & President of PULA http://wrld.bg/BAUz50Xh7wH ➤ Interview with Peter Materu, Chief Program Officer at the Mastercard Foundation: http://wrld.bg/ERhV50Xh7kX ➤ The Future of Africa’s Jobs Must Be Inclusive: http://wrld.bg/yipE50Xh7cs ➤ Planting Seeds for Jobs, Community, and Resilience in Western Kenya: http://wrld.bg/nAAV50Xh79E ➤ Unlocking Youth Employment: An Approach That Works: http://wrld.bg/2gCA50Xh78o ➤ Interview with Sara Farley, Vice President, Global Food Portfolio, The Rockefeller Foundation: http://wrld.bg/2yqb50Xh76n
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“𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.” Hybrid seeds helped one farmer turn scarcity into abundance — boosting yields by 5–10× and opening the door to a future full of possibilities. Hear more from Bill Anderson, CEO of Bayer. http://wrld.bg/N4Fs50Xcyns
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Women entrepreneurs took center stage at our “Capital to Scale: Women Entrepreneurs as Job Creators” event last Friday during The World Bank Group Annual Meetings. The session offered powerful insights into what’s possible when women-led businesses have the capital to grow and create jobs. Speakers from across sectors shared how women entrepreneurs are driving job creation, strengthening communities, and shaping innovation. The conversation focused on unlocking their potential through catalytic capital, enabling policies, and systems built for scale. Thank you to World Bank Managing Director and CFO Anshula Kant, Laboratoria President and co-founder Mariana Costa Checa, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)’s Governor Jameel Ahmad, Head of Goldman Sachs 10000 Women Initiative Charlotte Keenan, Ecobank Transnational CEO Jeremy Awori, and our excellent moderator Nozipho Tshabalala for bringing bold ideas and practical solutions to the stage. As Anshula reminded us: “When women get a job or a livelihood, they focus on their families—and families make communities, and communities build societies, and countries.” I invite you to read the event recap for more insights from the event: wrld.bg/JTko50XgxQS Learn more about the World Bank Gender Strategy: http://wrld.bg/MucM50Xh2EA Explore our gender scorecard: http://wrld.bg/q02o50Xh2Co #WBGMeetings
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𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟯𝟬𝟬: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 So far, 32 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa have gained access to electricity, and projects are underway to reach another 157 million. That’s not just a statistic. It means students can study after dark, clinics can run vital equipment, and businesses can grow. It’s 32 million new opportunities and counting. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀? The new Mission 300 Progress Portal lets anyone—governments, partners, civil society, or curious citizens—explore: ➡️ How many people have been connected to electricity so far, and how many more are expected each year. ➡️ Project-by-project results compared to forecasts. ➡️ The financing driving efforts to connect 300 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa to electricity by 2030. 🔗 Learn more and explore the data: http://wrld.bg/Upht50Xh6qV
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Many women across Latin America are finding purpose and opportunity in the digital economy. Through Laboratoria, thousands have gained access to quality jobs that go beyond income, creating purpose, fulfillment, and new possibilities for their communities. Hear from Mariana Costa Checa, CEO of Laboratoria, on how digital skills are transforming women’s lives and opening doors across the region.
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Public Finance Management (PFM) is evolving beyond just controlling budgets to actively ensuring the operation of schools, hospitals, and other essential public services for citizens. Arturo Herrera and Tom Beloe share how PFM systems are becoming agile, digital and results focused.
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The Africa Sustainable Futures Awards 2025, hosted by Financial Times and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) of the World Bank Group, have recognized outstanding private-sector-led initiatives advancing sustainable growth across the continent. This year’s winners are delivering real impact, such as creating jobs, driving innovation and strengthening local economies in sectors from energy and infrastructure to agribusiness, healthcare, manufacturing and tourism. Winners include: - MOPO (MOPO battery rental system), Africa-wide - Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund (NIDF), Nigeria - Hello Tractor, Africa-wide - AI Consult (Penda Health), Kenya - Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Nigeria - Triply.co, Kenya The Judges’ Award for Excellence went to Mobile Power for its transformative approach to energy access. Congratulations to all the winners and highly commended projects for shaping Africa’s sustainable future. Watch the replay: http://wrld.bg/l4qa50X1PBi #AfricaSFAwards The World Bank FT Live IFC Africa
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The Africa Sustainable Futures Awards 2025, organized by MIGA (The World Bank Group) and the Financial Times, celebrate transformative, commercially viable initiatives that are reshaping the future of the continent. We are proud to unveil this year’s shortlist, showcasing innovation across electricity and infrastructure, agribusiness, healthcare, local manufacturing, and tourism. 🏆 Winners will be announced during the FT Africa Summit in London on 22 October 2025. 🔗 Learn more: http://wrld.bg/l4qa50X1PBi #AfricaSFAwards FT Live
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The latest The World Bank regional economic updates are now available! 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀: ➡️ 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮: The October 2025 edition of Africa’s Pulse shows that Sub-Saharan Africa’s growth remains steady despite global uncertainty. Regional activity is expected to rise from 3.5% in 2024 to 3.8% in 2025 and average 4.4% in 2026 to 2027. Inflation has eased from a 9.3% peak in 2022 to 4.5% in 2024 and should stabilize around 4% through 2026. Yet most new workers join low-productivity informal jobs, and only 24% are in wage-paying employment. The region needs a new growth model centered on medium and large firms to boost productivity and job creation. 🔗 http://wrld.bg/rzfO50X7TUE ➡️ 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 & 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰: This edition projects regional growth of 4.8% in 2025, led by Viet Nam, Mongolia, and the Philippines. Despite solid growth, the region faces slowing momentum and limited creation of quality jobs, with most new work in low-productivity services. Growth is expected to ease to 4.3% in 2026, and the report urges reforms in human capital, digital infrastructure, and competition to sustain growth and expand opportunities. 🔗 http://wrld.bg/oING50X7U48 ➡️ 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 & 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮: Economic growth in the region is expected to slow to 2.4% in 2025 before edging up to 2.6% in 2026–27. Private consumption remains the main growth driver, though it is moderating. Job creation has been modest, with many new positions in low-skill services. Aging populations and slowing productivity pose challenges, calling for stronger reforms, investment, and private sector development. 🔗http://wrld.bg/q5Lz50X7UvP ➡️ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 & 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗻: The region is striving to boost growth and job creation, but progress remains slow. Regional growth is expected to rise slightly from 2.2% in 2024 to 2.3% in 2025 amid a weaker global economy and falling commodity prices. Empowering entrepreneurs and the private sector is key to driving faster, more sustainable growth. 🔗http://wrld.bg/x8UB50X7UFi ➡️𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁, 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮, 𝗔𝗳𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻: Growth in MENAAP is improving, with GDP projected at 2.8% in 2025 and 3.3% in 2026, but conflict and displacement remain challenges. Job creation and greater female workforce participation are key to raising living standards, yet social, legal, and economic barriers continue to limit women’s role in the labor market. 🔗http://wrld.bg/Qh1h50X7UFM ➡️𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮: This is the fastest-growing region, with 6.6% growth projected in 2025, slowing to 5.8% in 2026. Risks include global slowdown, trade uncertainty, unrest, and labor disruptions from AI. Reforms promoting trade and technology adoption could boost jobs and growth. 🔗http://wrld.bg/H6IZ50X7UIC