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  1. 1 hour ago

    “We are connected by the sea. We cannot do this alone.” Donna Kalfatak works on Vanuatu’s bold plastic ban and is helping to roll out new, even more ambitious regulations. Meet more innovators through Asia Pacific tackling ocean plastics on

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  2. 4 hours ago

    What are the odds your children will have better opportunities than you? Join us online June 13 at 12:30PM for a LIVE discussion of a new approach to measuring intergenerational mobility w/ examples from

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  3. 7 hours ago

    Emerging, developing economy growth & progress toward development goals is constrained by subdued investment. In more than 1/2 of emerging, developing economies, investment growth is below long-term average since 2012 according to the .

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  4. 10 hours ago

    Weak investment and a deepening slowdown in global trade have reduced the growth rates in many emerging markets and developing economies. How is boosting growth amid a global slowdown, via on :

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    13 hours ago

    My recent trip to Sub-Saharan & reinforced the urgency of achieving good dev't outcomes fostered by peace & stability, country leadership, connectivity, resilience, sound business climate, & solid debt mgmt. My trip reflections on :

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  6. 13 hours ago

    Inclusiveness may be the only way to achieve today, in developed and developing economies alike. Read the latest blog by Chief Economist :

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  7. 15 hours ago

    Can the private sector move the needle on the ? Watch global investors, innovators & thought leaders debate live at 2019 & Conference and join the conversation.

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  8. 17 hours ago

    We want to hear from you. Tweet us your ideas for addressing the root causes of fragility, conflict and violence, using

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  9. 19 hours ago

    WASTE NOT, WANT NOT! Here are the main types of trash we produce every day: 🍉Food/Green 44% 🗞️Paper/Cardboard 17% 🍼 Plastic 12% 🥛 Glass 5% 🔧Metal 4%

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    21 hours ago

    "The world would be $160 trillion richer if we removed the barriers that hold women back."

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  11. 21 hours ago

    [WATCH LIVE]: How can we accelerate the global transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient future? Find out at . Tune in on June 6, 11am SGT:

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  12. 23 hours ago

    Conventional piped water and sanitation infrastructure looks & operates almost exactly the same today as it did 150 years ago. Why has innovation been so elusive? This blog weighs in on the need to "unfreeze" the sector.

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  13. Jun 5

    What will it take to make oceans ? A lot of behavior and policy changes. Click through to learn about the work being done by these passionate innovators in East Asia Pacific to :

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  14. Jun 5

    . report estimates global to rise to 2.7% in 2020 & 2.8% in 2021, predicated on benign global financing conditions, modest recovery in emerging market & developing economies previously affected by financial pressure.

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    Jun 5

    Cooking with biomass fuels causes more deaths than malaria, HIV and TB combined. We are working with and the to make cooking safe.

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  16. Jun 5

    Around the world, an estimated 68.5 million people are forcibly displaced due to conflict, disasters, and violence. Approximately 60% of them are thought to live in urban areas:

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  17. Jun 4

    Ever wonder what it’s like to work at the World Bank? Applications to the Young Professionals Program are now open, until June 30. Apply today! Click here for eligibility requirements:

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  18. Jun 4

    What’s at stake is nothing less than lives, livelihoods and economies. On June 5, hear the ’s discuss Integration and Scale in promoting global

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    Jun 4

    The GEP report shows that current economic momentum remains weak. It's urgent that countries make growth-oriented reforms that improve the business climate & attract investment while making debt sustainability & transparency a high priority

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  20. Jun 4

    says global growth softened this year, and though it appears to be stabilizing, momentum remains weak. 2019 global growth downgraded 0.3 of a point to 2.6%, largest downward revision in three years.

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