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The World Bank
International Trade and Development
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About us
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 without 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.
- Website
- http://www.worldbank.org
External link for The World Bank
- Industry
- International Trade and Development
- Company size
- 10,001+ employees
- Headquarters
- Washington, DC
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Specialties
- Global Development Finance/Lending, Development Knowledge, Advisory Services, and Capacity Building, Economic Research and Development Data, and Global Partnerships and Multilateral Engagement
Locations
- Primary
1818 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20433, US
Employees at The World Bank
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Ton Zijlstra
Independent consultant on open gov, open data, distributed digital transformation, networked agency, ethics by design & as a practice. Available for…
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Lisa Kopp
Marketing and Branding Specialist | Strategic Communications | Executive Communications
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Susan Lindner
Global Keynote Speaker | Host, "The Innovation Storytellers Show" We help innovation leaders become amazing storytellers to get the resources…
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Yvon-Didier Dody Miehakanda
Senior Digital Economy | Project Management Coordination & Evaluation | Operations
Updates
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📅 EVENT: How to promote competition to boost productivity, innovation, and economic growth in #LatAm and the #Caribbean? 1️⃣ Implement regulatory frameworks 2️⃣ Improve professional skills 3️⃣ Strengthen innovation systems Want to know more? Join us on June 10 for a crucial debate with: • William Maloney, Chief Economist for the region at the World Bank • Santiago Levy, Nonresident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution • Marcela Meléndez, Deputy Chief Economist, Latin America and the Caribbean region, The World Bank • Andrea Butelmann, Partner, Butelmann Consultores • Maria-Leticia Ossa Daza, Partner, Paul Weiss Moderators • Jason Marczak, Vice President and Senior Director, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center • Juan Carlos Lopez, Anchor and Chief Correspondent, CNN en Español 🗓️ Add the event to your calendar and participate with your questions. https://lnkd.in/ekNgJXtU #ProactiveLAC
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Ajay's message of optimism and hope to the global youth at the #WBGYouthSummit. Watch the event replay. http://wrld.bg/T3Ls50Sa4cS
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Imagine the potential: climate-resilient irrigation could feed an additional 1.4 billion people. Climate-resilient irrigation is a game-changer, more than doubling productivity compared to rain-fed agriculture. It enables farmers to produce more with less, utilizing less land and water. With the World Bank investing a substantial US$7 billion in irrigation projects over the last two decades, the urgency of embracing sustainable irrigation practices has never been more apparent. As the planet’s population is expected to skyrocket by 2050, dramatically increasing the demand for food, the responsibility to ensure food security through sustainable practices falls on all of us. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/emXwUAdJ #ClimateAction #SmartAgriculture #WorldEnvironmentDay
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Forests are vital for maintaining biodiversity, combating climate change, and supporting millions of livelihoods. Yet, from 2000 to 2020, nearly 100 million hectares of forest disappeared—an area the size of Egypt. This alarming rate of deforestation, forest degradation, and tree cover loss severely threatens our planet. But forests are resilient and have the potential to recover if we give them a chance. As we approach #WorldEnvironmentDay, let’s be #GenerationRestoration and prioritize reviving and protecting these incredible ecosystems. This will allow them to pulse with biodiversity and thrive as the lungs of our planet, providing clean air, water, and a sanctuary for countless species once more.
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World Bank Food Security Update Highlights: • Since the last update on April 25, 2024, the agriculture and cereal price indices closed 1 percent and 6 percent higher, respectively, while the export price index closed 4 percent lower. • Domestic food price inflation remains high in low- and middle-income countries. • The World Bank’s latest Commodity Markets Outlook, published late April 2024, sheds light on significant developments and future projections in global food commodity markets. • The 2024 Global Food Policy Report from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), highlights that progress in reducing undernutrition has slowed in low- and middle-income countries, while overweight and obesity has rapidly increased worldwide. The report recommends actions including tackling demand-side challenges, such as affordability and consumer preferences, together with improving food environments and addressing supply-side issues to enhance the availability of nutritious foods. MORE: https://lnkd.in/eVZFkMq9
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Call for research proposals. To celebrate four years conducting longitudinal high-frequency phone surveys, the Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) – the World Bank’s flagship household survey program - is inviting researchers to submit abstracts for papers to showcase applied research in development economics using High-Frequency Phone Surveys (HFPS) data. The papers, resulting from the selection process of the abstracts received, will be presented at a conference on December 10, 2024, “The Pulse of Progress: Harnessing High-Frequency Survey Data for Development Research in the Polycrisis Era.” The data collected as part of the Living Standards Measurement Study - High-Frequency Phone Surveys project (LSMS – HFPS) have had a transformative impact on national statistical systems in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda. To date, more than 100 survey rounds and 200,000 interviews have been completed. Submission details and further information about the conference can be found here -> https://lnkd.in/dkU9-HAv
Call for Proposals - The Pulse of Progress: Harnessing High-Frequency Survey Data for Development Research in the Polycrisis Era Conference
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Strong partnerships within the multilateral system are key to helping us achieve our mission- and to our shared goals of helping people! We have recently signed MoUs with the EBRD, Inter-American Development Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), and Islamic Development Bank (IsDB). Greater collaboration = scale up impact on the ground! Axel van Trotsenburg
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How best to compare the relative cost of food, health & education around the world? NEW #data from the International Comparison Program captures the cost of living around the world in 2021 using new purchasing power parities: https://lnkd.in/gaTwvvXU #ICPPPP
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Pitch Competition: Award Ceremony | World Bank Group Youth Summit 2024 Join us for the award ceremony of the World Bank Group Youth Summit 2024 Pitch Competition, which focus on impactful technology that addresses challenges related to youth in FCV-affected areas, women in the tech space, and the digital inclusion of rural youth. Learn more: http://wrld.bg/lcxP50RUFnj
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