The International Monetary Fund–World Bank Group Annual Meetings bring together leaders from government, business, civil society, and international organizations to discuss the global economy and ...

Explore the program of upcoming live events hosted by the World Bank, and delve into the World Bank Live event library to view replays of previous sessions dedicated to the latest in international ...

Nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu opens the 2026 Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) with a keynote address on the urgent need for good jobs across ...

How can reliable and affordable energy drive jobs, productivity, and economic growth at scale? Reliable and affordable energy is a proven driver of economic development. It powers businesses, improves ...

How can digital health and AI in primary health care help reach 1.5 billion people with quality, affordable services by 2030? What does it look like when it works at scale? This session examined how ...

The 2026 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group brought together global leaders to explore one central challenge: creating jobs and accelerating growth through ...

As 1.2 billion young people are projected to enter the workforce in developing countries over the coming decades, this discussion explored a central economic question: how to create enough productive ...

What is small AI, and how can it help developing countries tackle real-world challenges? In this live Q&A, two World Bank Group experts explain how practical, affordable, and adaptable AI tools are ...

Rania Al-Mashat, Egypt’s Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation explains how tourism has created direct jobs and boosted other sectors. Watch more How to Equip Young ...

The Full Mutual Reliance Framework (FMRF) is a landmark collaboration between the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, designed to deepen the two institutions’ collaboration on cofinanced public ...

The World Bank Group’s Annual Meetings flagship event launched AgriConnect, a new initiative to transform small-scale farming into an engine of sustainable growth, jobs, and food security. President ...

With 1.2 billion young people in emerging economies reaching working age over the next decade—and rapid changes in technology reshaping workplaces—the urgency of finding scalable, sustainable ...