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World Bank Group President Ajay Banga addressed the press and took questions from media representatives registered to attend the 202 Spring Meetings.
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Christina Williams is an attorney-at-law and activist with a 10-year track record of developing landmark interventions that engender decent jobs and improve livelihoods. She contributed to the ...
Nicola Galombik is Executive Director with Yellowwoods, where she leads efforts to drive economic inclusion and sustainability through its portfolio of businesses and through partnerships in Africa on ...
The 2021 World Bank Group/IMF Spring Meetings brought together the world’s top policymakers, academics, civil society leaders, business and youth to discuss issues of global concern. This year's ...
Anthony Tan is Group CEO and Co-Founder of Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading mobile technology company. The Grab platform empowers over 9 million microentrepreneurs, including drivers, agents, merchants, ...
Nonkululeko Nyembezi is the Chairperson of Standard Bank Group—which operates in more than 20 countries and is the largest lender in Africa by assets—and Standard Bank South Africa. She also serves as ...
Douglas L. Peterson serves as special advisor to S&P Global and is a member of the company’s Board of Directors. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of S&P Global from 2013 to 2024; during ...
Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara is Executive Director and CEO of Temasek Holdings and Executive Director and CEO of Temasek International. He has held various leadership roles in Temasek, including Head of ...
Annpurna Devi is the Minister of Women and Child Development of India. She was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 1998, 2000 and 2005. She held the positions of Minister of State for ...
Hon Tweah became the Minister of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) in 2017. Prior to becoming Minister, Mr. Tweah served as Senior Advisor to the Executive Director representing The Gambia, ...