Spring Meetings 2023: Toward a New Era

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</li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="20"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/bulgaria">Bulgaria</a> <ul> <li lang="bg"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/bg/country/bulgaria">Български</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="21"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/burkinafaso">Burkina Faso</a> <ul> <li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/burkinafaso">Français</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="22"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/burundi">Burundi</a> <ul> <li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/burundi">Français</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="23"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/caboverde">Cabo Verde</a> <ul> <li lang="pt"> <a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/pt/country/caboverde">Português</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="24"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/cambodia">Cambodia</a> <ul> <li lang="km"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/km/country/cambodia">ភាសាខ្មែរ</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="25"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/cameroon">Cameroon</a> <ul> <li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/cameroon">Français</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="26"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/canada">Canada</a> <ul> <li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/canada">Français</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="27"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/centralafricanrepublic">Central African Republic</a> <ul> <li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/centralafricanrepublic">Français</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="28"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/chad">Chad</a> <ul> <li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/chad">Français</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="29"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/chile">Chile</a> <ul> <li lang="es"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.bancomundial.org/es/country/chile">Español</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="30"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/china">China</a> <ul> <li lang="zh"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.shihang.org/zh/country/china">中文</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="31"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/colombia">Colombia</a> <ul><li lang="es"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.bancomundial.org/es/country/colombia">Español</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="32"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/comoros">Comoros</a> <ul><li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/comoros">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="33"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/drc">Democratic Republic of Congo</a> <ul><li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/drc">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="34"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/congo">Republic of Congo</a> <ul><li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/congo">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="35"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/costarica">Costa Rica</a> <ul><li lang="es"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.bancomundial.org/es/country/costarica">Español</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="36"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/cotedivoire">Cote d'Ivoire</a> <ul><li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/cotedivoire">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="37"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/croatia">Croatia</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="38"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/eu">Czech Republic</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="39"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/denmark">Denmark</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="40"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/djibouti">Djibouti</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="41"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/caribbean">Dominica</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="42"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/dominicanrepublic">Dominican Republic</a> <ul><li lang="es"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.bancomundial.org/es/country/dominicanrepublic">Español</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="43"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/ecuador">Ecuador</a> <ul><li lang="es"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.bancomundial.org/es/country/ecuador">Español</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="44"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/egypt">Egypt</a> <ul><li lang="ar"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.albankaldawli.org/ar/country/egypt">عربي</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="45"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/elsalvador">El Salvador</a> <ul><li lang="es"> <a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.bancomundial.org/es/country/elsalvador">Español</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="46"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/equatorialguinea">Equatorial Guinea</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="47"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/eritrea">Eritrea</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="48"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/estonia">Estonia</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="49"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/ethiopia">Ethiopia</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="50"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/westerneurope">Europe (Western)</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="51"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/pacificislands">Fiji</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="52"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/finland">Finland</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="53"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/france">France</a> <ul><li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/france">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="54"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/gabon">Gabon</a> <ul><li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/gabon">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="55"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/gambia">The Gambia</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="56"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/georgia">Georgia</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="57"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/germany">Germany</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="58"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/ghana">Ghana</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="59"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/greece">Greece</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="60"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/caribbean">Grenada</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="61"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/guatemala">Guatemala</a> <ul><li lang="es"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.bancomundial.org/es/country/guatemala">Español</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="62"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/guinea">Guinea</a> <ul><li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/guinea">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="63"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/guineabissau">Guinea-Bissau</a> <ul><li lang="pt"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/pt/country/guineabissau">Português</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="64"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/caribbean">Guyana</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="65"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/haiti">Haiti</a> <ul><li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/haiti">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="66"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/honduras">Honduras</a> <ul><li lang="es"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.bancomundial.org/es/country/honduras">Español</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="67"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/eu">Hungary</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="68"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/iceland">Iceland</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="69"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/india">India</a> <ul><li lang="hi"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/hi/country/india">Hindi</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="70"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/indonesia">Indonesia</a> <ul><li lang="in"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/in/country/indonesia">Bahasa</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="71"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/iran">Iran</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="72"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/iraq">Iraq</a> <ul><li lang="ar"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.albankaldawli.org/ar/country/iraq">عربي</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="73"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://data.worldbank.org/country/israel">Israel</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="74"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/italy">Italy</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="75"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/jamaica">Jamaica</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="76"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/japan">Japan</a> <ul><li lang="ja"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/ja/country/japan">日本語</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="77"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/jordan">Jordan</a> <ul><li lang="ar"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.albankaldawli.org/ar/country/jordan">عربي</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="78"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a> <ul><li lang="ru"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.vsemirnyjbank.org/ru/country/kazakhstan">Русский</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="79"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/kenya">Kenya</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="80"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/pacificislands">Kiribati</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="81"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/korea">Korea</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="82"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/kosovo">Kosovo</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="83"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/gcc">Kuwait</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="84"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/kyrgyzrepublic">Kyrgyz Republic</a> <ul><li lang="ru"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.vsemirnyjbank.org/ru/country/kyrgyzrepublic">Русский</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="85"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/lao">Lao PDR</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="86"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/latvia">Latvia</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="87"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/lebanon">Lebanon</a> <ul><li lang="ar"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.albankaldawli.org/ar/country/lebanon">عربي</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="88"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/lesotho">Lesotho</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="89"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/liberia">Liberia</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="90"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/libya">Libya</a> <ul><li lang="ar"> <a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.albankaldawli.org/ar/country/libya">عربي</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="91"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/lithuania">Lithuania</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="92"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/luxembourg">Luxembourg</a> <ul><li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/luxembourg">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="93"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/macedonia">FYR of Macedonia</a> <ul><li lang="mk"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/mk/country/macedonia">македонски</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="94"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/madagascar">Madagascar</a> <ul><li lang="fr"> <a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/madagascar">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="95"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/malawi">Malawi</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="96"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/malaysia">Malaysia</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="97"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/maldives">Maldives</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="98"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/mali">Mali</a> <ul><li lang="fr"> <a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/mali">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="99"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/pacificislands">Marshall Islands</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="100"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/mauritania">Mauritania</a> <ul><li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/mauritania">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="101"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/mauritius">Mauritius</a> <ul><li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/mauritius">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="102"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/mexico">Mexico</a> <ul><li lang="es"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.bancomundial.org/es/country/mexico">Español</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="103"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/pacificislands">FS Micronesia</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="104"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/moldova">Moldova</a> <ul><li lang="ro"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/ro/country/moldova">română</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="105"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/mongolia">Mongolia</a> <ul><li lang="mn"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/mn/country/mongolia">Монгол</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="106"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/montenegro">Montenegro</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="107"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/morocco">Morocco</a> <ul> <li lang="ar"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.albankaldawli.org/ar/country/morocco">عربي</a></li> <li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/morocco">Français</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="108"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/mozambique">Mozambique</a> <ul><li lang="pt"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/pt/country/mozambique">Português</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="109"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/myanmar">Myanmar</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="110"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/namibia">Namibia</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="111"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/nepal">Nepal</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="112"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/netherlands">Netherlands</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="113"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/nicaragua">Nicaragua</a> <ul><li lang="es"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.bancomundial.org/es/country/nicaragua">Español</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="114"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/niger">Niger</a> <ul><li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/niger">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="115"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/nigeria">Nigeria</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="116"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/norway">Norway</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="117"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/gcc">Oman</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="118"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/pakistan">Pakistan</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="119"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/pacificislands">Palau</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="120"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/panama">Panama</a> <ul><li lang="es"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.bancomundial.org/es/country/panama">Español</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="121"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/png">Papua New Guinea</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="122"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/paraguay">Paraguay</a> <ul><li lang="es"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.bancomundial.org/es/country/paraguay">Español</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="123"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/peru">Peru</a> <ul><li lang="es"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.bancomundial.org/es/country/peru">Español</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="124"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/philippines">Philippines</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="125"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/poland">Poland</a> <ul><li lang="pl"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/pl/country/poland">Polski</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="126"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/portugal">Portugal</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="127"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/gcc">Qatar</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="128"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/romania">Romania</a> <ul><li lang="ro"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/ro/country/romania">Română</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="129"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/russia">Russia</a> <ul><li lang="ru"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.vsemirnyjbank.org/ru/country/russia">Русский</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="130"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/rwanda">Rwanda</a> <ul><li lang="fr"> <a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/rwanda">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="131"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/pacificislands">Samoa</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="132"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/saotome">Sao Tome and Principe</a> <ul><li lang="pt"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/pt/country/saotome">Português</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="133"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/senegal">Senegal</a> <ul><li lang="fr"> <a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/senegal">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="134"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/serbia">Serbia</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="135"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/seychelles">Seychelles</a> <ul><li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/seychelles">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="136"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/sierraleone">Sierra Leone</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="137"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/singapore">Singapore</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="138"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/eu">Slovak Republic</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="139"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/eu">Slovenia</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="140"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/pacificislands">Solomon Islands</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="141"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/somalia">Somalia</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="142"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/southafrica">South Africa</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="143"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/southsudan">South Sudan</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="144"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/spain">Spain</a> <ul><li lang="es"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.bancomundial.org/es/country/spain">Español</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="145"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/srilanka">Sri Lanka</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="146"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/caribbean">St. Kitts and Nevis</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="147"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/caribbean">St. Lucia</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="148"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/caribbean">St. Vincent and Grenadines</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="149"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/sudan">Sudan</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="150"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/caribbean">Suriname</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="151"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/swaziland">Swaziland</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="152"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/sweden">Sweden</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="153"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/switzerland">Switzerland</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="154"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/syria">Syria</a> <ul><li lang="ar"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.albankaldawli.org/ar/country/syria">عربي</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="155"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/tajikistan">Tajikistan</a> <ul><li lang="ru"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.vsemirnyjbank.org/ru/country/tajikistan">Русский</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="156"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/tanzania">Tanzania</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="157"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/thailand">Thailand</a> <ul><li lang="th"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/th/country/thailand">ภาษาไทย</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="158"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/timor-leste">Timor Leste (East Timor)</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="159"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/togo">Togo</a> <ul><li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/togo">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="160"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/pacificislands">Tonga</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="161"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/caribbean">Trinidad and Tobago</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="162"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/tunisia">Tunisia</a> <ul><li lang="ar"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.albankaldawli.org/ar/country/tunisia">عربي</a></li></ul> <ul><li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/tunisia">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="163"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/turkey">Turkey</a> <ul><li lang="tr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/tr/country/turkey">Türkçe</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="164"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a> <ul><li lang="ru"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.vsemirnyjbank.org/ru/country/turkmenistan">Русский</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="165"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/pacificislands">Tuvalu</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="166"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/uganda">Uganda</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="167"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/ukraine">Ukraine</a> <ul><li lang="uk"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/uk/country/ukraine">Yкраїнський</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="168"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/gcc">United Arab Emirates</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="169"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/unitedkingdom">United Kingdom</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="170"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/unitedstates">United States of America</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="171"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/uruguay">Uruguay</a> <ul><li lang="es"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.bancomundial.org/es/country/uruguay">Español</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="172"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a> <ul><li lang="ru"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.vsemirnyjbank.org/ru/country/uzbekistan">Русский</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="173"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" 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the banking sector and persistent inflation to rising debt, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the mounting dangers of climate change.</p><p><span class='tweetable' data-text="“Discussions with shareholders this week have yielded signs of progress on the need for greater debt transparency, increased development finance, more impactful climate action, and a sharper focus on the World Bank Group’s vision and mission,”" data-tweet="WorldBank,tweetHash=ReshaphingDevelopment"><a class="twd-id" href="#" aria-label="x.com link “Discussions with shareholders this week have yielded signs of progress on the need for greater debt transparency, increased development finance, more impactful climate action, and a sharper focus on the World Bank Group’s vision and mission,”">“Discussions with shareholders this week have yielded signs of progress on the need for greater debt transparency, increased development finance, more impactful climate action, and a sharper focus on the World Bank Group’s vision and mission,”<i class="lp lp-twit"></i></a></span></span> WBG President David Malpass said on Wednesday.</p><p><span class='tweetable' data-text="Positive strides were taken during the meetings in the ongoing Evolution Roadmap process, which is designed to bolster the WBG’s ability to confront the complicated development landscape and devote more resources to global challenges, like climate change, pandemics, and fragility." data-tweet="WorldBank,tweetHash="><a class="twd-id" href="#" aria-label="x.com link Positive strides were taken during the meetings in the ongoing Evolution Roadmap process, which is designed to bolster the WBG’s ability to confront the complicated development landscape and devote more resources to global challenges, like climate change, pandemics, and fragility.">Positive strides were taken during the meetings in the ongoing Evolution Roadmap process, which is designed to bolster the WBG’s ability to confront the complicated development landscape and devote more resources to global challenges, like climate change, pandemics, and fragility.<i class="lp lp-twit"></i></a></span></span> Member countries endorsed measures that can add up to $50 billion in IBRD lending capacity over the next 10 years. Those steps include a revision of the Bank’s minimum equity-to-loan ratio to 19%, a hybrid capital pilot, and a scaled-up bilateral guarantee program.</p> </article></section> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> <hr aria-hidden="true"> <div class="redesign_pullquote parbase section"> <div class="lp__pullquote parbase section"> <div class="lp__pullquote_body" > <div class="lp__pullquote_title"><q>Discussions with shareholders this week have yielded signs of progress on the need for greater debt transparency, increased development finance, more impactful climate action, and a sharper focus on the World Bank Group’s vision and mission.</q></div><div class="lp__pullquote_object"> <div class="lp__pullquote_content"> <div class="author_title">David Malpass</div> <div class="author_subtitle">President, World Bank Group</div> </div> </div></div></div> </div> <hr aria-hidden="true"> <div class="c02v2_multimedia section"> </div> <hr aria-hidden="true"> <div class="c02v2_multimedia section"> </div> <hr aria-hidden="true"> <div class="redesign_static_content section">   <section > <article class="lp__body_content section " > <p>The <a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/statement/2023/04/12/chair-s-statement-107th-meeting-of-the-development-committee-mr-mohamed-bin-hadi-al-hussaini-minister-of-state-for-finan">statement</a> on the meetings issued by the Chair of the Development Committee, a ministerial-level forum that represents 189 member countries, commended the WBG for its response to the unanticipated series of crises and welcomed the “ambition and progress” in the Evolution process. The statement noted that achieving the goals of ending extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity requires a strong focus on sustainability, resilience, and inclusiveness, and welcomed proposals to strengthen the WBG’s operational model and financial capacity to help achieve its mission.</p><p>Combating the climate crisis will be a priority in this work. T<span class='tweetable' data-text="he World Bank Group’s role in providing direct support, managing, implementing, and verifying the climate impact of projects will be critical moving forward, and was another focus during the Spring Meetings." data-tweet="WorldBank,tweetHash="><a class="twd-id" href="#" aria-label="x.com link he World Bank Group’s role in providing direct support, managing, implementing, and verifying the climate impact of projects will be critical moving forward, and was another focus during the Spring Meetings.">he World Bank Group’s role in providing direct support, managing, implementing, and verifying the climate impact of projects will be critical moving forward, and was another focus during the Spring Meetings.<i class="lp lp-twit"></i></a></span></span> One <a href="https://live.worldbank.org/events/spring-meeting-2023-human-capital-climate">event</a> looked at how investing in human capital can help protect people from the worst effects of climate change and unlock their potential to drive the transition to a green economy.</p><p>With debt in developing countries at a 50-year high, the issue of debt sustainability was also never far from the spotlight during the week’s meetings. A meeting of the <a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/statement/2023/04/12/global-sovereign-debt-roundtable-co-chairs-press-statement-washington-dc-april-12-2023">Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable</a> focused on ways to speed the debt restructuring process and make it more efficient. The Roundtable agreed on the need to improve information sharing, including on macroeconomic projections and debt-sustainability assessments.</p><p>As slowing global growth and rising interest rates push more countries into debt crises, efforts to defuse the crisis have so far been insufficient. A Spring Meetings <a href="https://live.worldbank.org/events/spring-meetings-2023-overcoming-debt">event on debt</a> weighed issues ranging from the urgency of more debt transparency and faster workout agreements to the need for reforms that equip countries to manage debt more effectively.</p><p>“The treatment we need in terms of debt treatment is not complex. What we need is for the decision to come through quickly,” Ethiopia’s Minister of Finance Ahmed Shide said at the Spring Meetings event.</p><p>More than a year after the invasion of Ukraine, the war continues to cause immense human and economic suffering, regionally and globally. The repercussions were the subject of the third Ministerial Roundtable Discussion for Support to Ukraine, a session attended virtually by Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s President. The World Bank Group’s recent <a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2023/03/23/updated-ukraine-recovery-and-reconstruction-needs-assessment">Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment</a> estimated that the cost of recovery and reconstruction in Ukraine now tops $400 billion. Malpass, in a meeting with Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, discussed ways to leverage the report’s findings to build consensus around a long-term financing strategy, including the role of the private sector. The World Bank Group has mobilized more than $23 billion in support for Ukraine since the war began.</p><p>Throughout the week, both online and in-person audiences were also given the opportunity to engage with thought leaders, participate in interactive experiences, and provide insights during <a href="https://live.worldbank.org/">live discussions</a> and across social media with the introduction of the <a href="https://live.worldbank.org/spring-meetings-2023/the-zone">Zone</a>. A combination of digital programming and physical space, the Zone infused a diversity of expert voices to weigh in on some of the most pressing development challenges facing the global community today – from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVTGtPoEJgI">reshaping development</a>, to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMFLfprnZbo&embeds_euri=https%3A%2F%2Flive.worldbank.org%2F&feature=emb_imp_woyt">maximizing financing</a> to address these challenges. In person participants were also able to join their virtual counterparts in testing their knowledge with our <a href="https://live.worldbank.org/quiz">Development Quiz</a>, playing the role of project implementer with our <a href="https://devquest.worldbank.org/">Development Quest</a>, and contributing their insights on <a href="https://twitter.com/WorldBank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/worldbank/">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/81794/world-bank/">Instagram</a> and elsewhere across the social media landscape. </p><p>Other events during the Spring Meetings considered priority themes, including <a href="https://live.worldbank.org/events/spring-meetings-2023-empowering-women-entrepreneurs-leaders">empowering women entrepreneurs</a> and the importance of <a href="https://live.worldbank.org/events/spring-meetings-2023-sustainable-development-finance?cid=ECR_XPL_AB_EN_INT_SM23_PrivateCapital">private capital</a> in sustainable development. The session on gender stressed the importance of expanding access to finance for women-led businesses and recognizing the role women play in addressing global challenges. Speakers discussed the need for upskilling women, so they are not left behind amid rapid change in technology.</p><p>“Childcare is the number one thing keeping women out of the workforce,” said Melinda French Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. “If there are safe, affordable places for parents to put their children, women enter the workforce.”</p><p>At the event on private capital, panelists discussed financial innovations to facilitate the mobilization of private finance and advisory work that can help maximize access to financing and mitigate risks. One example: innovative outcome bonds that use blended finance approaches to mobilize private capital to support sustainable development projects, such as the World Bank’s Wildlife Conservation Bond.</p><p>The statement from the Development Committee Chair, Mohamed bin Hadi Al Hussaini of the United Arab Emirates, paid tribute to Malpass, who is stepping down in June after four years at the helm of the WBG. 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