Weekly Update: 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 #𝗪𝗕𝗚𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀. The 2025 Annual Meetings may be over, but there’s still plenty to explore. Catch up on what you missed with event replays, key moments, and insights from an exciting week. 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁: 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘀, 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝗼𝗯𝘀. Ajay joined government and private sector leaders, farmers, innovators, and others to explore how agriculture can become a driver of jobs, income, and food security at scale. 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆. World Bank Group senior leaders engaged in an open conversation with civil society representatives, discussing smart development and addressing pressing questions and concerns. 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆. Ajay, the International Monetary Fund’s Kristalina Georgieva, and Cabo Verde’s Deputy Prime Minister Olavo Correia reflect on the current state of development and the path forward.
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By 2050, we’ll need 30% more food. AgriConnect explores how agribusiness can meet demand, while driving economic growth and creating jobs. Learn more, watch our #WBGMeetings event replay: http://wrld.bg/fI0P50Xevx0
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Jobs are the best path out of poverty. The World Bank is ensuring every project leads to job creation by: ✅ Investing in infrastructure & people ✅ Strengthening governance ✅ Mobilizing private capital Catch up on key moments, expert insights, and exclusive interviews of the #WBGMeetings to learn how ideas turn into action and generate real job opportunities. wrld.bg/3bxx50X9ueF
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Tourism drives growth and jobs. Minister Rania A. Al-Mashat highlights that in Egypt, each tourism job creates up to three more across transport, hospitality, and services. With 30M visitors projected by 2030, tourism will transform Egypt’s inclusive economic growth. #WBGMeetings
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Half a billion smallholder farmers produce most of the world’s food — yet many remain trapped in poverty. 🌾 𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂: 👉 What solutions can lift millions of smallholder farmers out of poverty? Share your thoughts in the comments — using up to 3 words — and join the global conversation. #WBGMeetings
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“𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿. 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲.” Bhaskar Chakravorti, Dean of Global Business at Tufts University, explains how purpose-driven, specialized AI can tackle real-world challenges from healthcare to farming and improve lives across developing economies. #WBGMeetings
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Nidhi Pant of S4S Technologies shows how tech + finance turn smallholder women into processors and entrepreneurs. What would change in your community if women captured more value locally? Watch the event replay. http://wrld.bg/fI0P50Xevx0 #WBGMeetings
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EVENT REPLAY | At the #WBGMeetings, civil society representatives had the opportunity to dialogue with The World Bank Group leadership. http://wrld.bg/rY3s50XevAy
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Interested in the latest food security data and trends? Explore #Data360 for insights that drive action: http://wrld.bg/vKhB50XevtP #WBGMeetings
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"𝗜𝗗𝗔 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆." IDA Youth Champion Chimwemwe John Paul Manyozo, PhD, Chart.PR shares how IDA's support for job creation empowers communities and helps #EndPoverty. #IDAworks