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How can young people get the skills and opportunities they need to thrive? Send us your questions -- we will answer them during this online event.
Born in Tanjung Karang, Lampung, Indonesia on August 26, 1962, Sri Mulyani Indrawati earned her bachelor’s degree in Economics from University of Indonesia (1986). She then continued her studies in ...
Watch Ajay Banga, Michelle Bachelet, and Tharman Shanmugaratnam discuss creating jobs for 1.2B young people in this insightful event video.
Dr. Waqar Masood Khan is an eminent economist with wide-ranging experience of both public and private sectors. He has done Ph.D in Economics and M.A. in Political Economy from Boston University ...
Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist, UN Messenger of Peace and the youngest person ever awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. As co-founder of MalalaFund she is building a world where every girl can ...
The Law, Justice and Development Week – or LJD Week – is an annual conference organized by the Legal Vice Presidency of the World Bank to foster global collaboration. This year's theme is "Partnering ...
Ibrahima Guimba-Saïdou is the current Director General of the National Agency for the information society (Ansi). He is also the former Minister - Special Advisor of the President of the Republic and ...
Nangamso is currently the CEO of Funda Wande and an experienced education leader. Before being appointed as CEO, her previous portfolios included being Funda Wande’s Versioning and Relationships lead ...
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.
This event tackles challenges and opportunities for low- and middle-income countries to reduce digital sector emissions and harness technologies for adaptation and mitigation. Highlights from the ...
Anne Kabagambe serves as the Alternate Executive Director for Africa Group 1 at the World Bank Group, Washington DC. She is an international development and finance professional who prior to this ...
Prosper Mulindwa, Economist, holder of a Masters degree in Finance and Control, has been leading the economic development of Rulindo district (567 sq km, 337,820 people and 81,817 households) in ...