The global agriculture and food system can do more than just feed a growing population—it holds immense potential as a driver of growth and job creation. However, to unlock this potential for the long ...

Simone Tebet is the Minister of Planning and Budgeting of Brazil. She was a Senator for the state of Mato Grosso do Sul between 2015 and 2022. In the Federal Senate, she led the first women's caucus ...

World Bank President Ajay Banga addressed the press ahead of the International Monetary Fund-World Bank Group 2024 Annual Meetings. He delivered opening remarks and then took questions from ...

This event at the World Bank Annual Meetings 2024 will discuss the impact, speed, scale and efficiency measures introduced by ...

Hear from Ajay Banga, alongside Jobs Council co-chairs former President Michelle Bachelet of Chile and President Tharman ...

Yvonne Ike is a Managing Director and Head of Sub-Saharan Africa (Ex-RSA) at Bank of America. She has more than 25 years’ experience in the financial services sector and since joining Bank of America ...

Runa Alam is the co-founder and CEO of Development Partners International (DPI). DPI is a leading private equity firm investing throughout Africa, and manages over $3bn in three funds, African ...

Lexi Novitske is the General Partner of Norrsken22, based in Lagos, Nigeria. Through its Africa Technology Growth Fund, Norrsken22 invests in the markets it operates in across Africa, leveraging its ...

Chinwe Binitie is Co-Head of Partnerships at the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), a member of the World Bank Group, where she directs and oversees MIGA’s partnerships strategy and ...