The Hon. Dr. Joyelle Clarke is a dedicated environmentalist and biodiversity conservation advocate. As an educator, she has played a key role in the successful coordination and execution of ...

Dr. Omar Razzaz is the former Prime Minister of Jordan (2018-2020) and is currently a Senior Fellow at the Middle East Initiative (MEI) at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and a Board Member ...

World Bank Group President Ajay Banga addressed the press at the 2025 Spring Meetings Opening Press Conference. “We're trying to change things here and look to deploy proven tools to unlock growth, to ...

Leaders from government, the private sector and civil society are gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29), to accelerate action on the climate crisis. See below ...

Watch Ajay Banga, Michelle Bachelet, and Tharman Shanmugaratnam discuss creating jobs for 1.2B young people in this insightful event video.

Carlos Cuerpo Caballero, Minister of Economy, Trade, and Enterprise of Spain since December 2023, holds a degree in Economics (2003) from the University of Extremadura, a Master's in Economics from ...

Simone Tebet is Brazil's Minister of Planning and Budgeting, a trailblazing politician and advocate for women's rights, inspiring change in governance ...

Veronica Waeni Nzioki is a diplomat and researcher from Kenya. She is presently deployed at the Permanent Mission of Kenya to the United Nations Office and Other International Organizations in Geneva.

Ashesh Prasann is a Senior Agriculture Economist in the Front Office of the Agriculture and Food Global Practice of the World Bank, working on decarbonization of the food system and repurposing of ...

Mr. Mete was appointed Minister of Finance and Economy as of September 2023. After the structural changes that the Ministry underwent in January 2024, Mr. Mete now serves as Minister of Finance. Since ...

Watch a fireside chat with World Bank Group President Ajay Banga and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on their respective institutional goals going into COP28 in ...

Wendy Cunningham is a Lead Economist in the World Bank’s Human Capital Project. During her 20 years at the World Bank, Wendy has carried out research and provided operational support on issues related ...