Spring Meetings 2024: From Vision to Impact | The Development Podcast

The 2024 World Bank Group-IMF Spring Meetings (live.worldbank.org/en/series/2024/spring-meeti…) took place from April 11-18. The focus for this year was on how the World Bank Group can turn its vision – of creating a world free of poverty on a livable planet – into real impact. This includes becoming a better Bank – one that is faster, more effective, and more ambitious.
In this latest episode of The Development Podcast (worldbank.org/en/news/series/the-development-p…), we draw on some of the highlights from the week. We hear from Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank Group; Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General at the World Health Organization; Svenja Schulze, Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany; Situmbeko Musokotwane, Minister of Finance for Zambia; Muhammad Ali Pate, Minister of Health, Nigeria; Hassanein Hiridjee, CEO of Axian Group; Reverend Eugene Cho, President and CEO of Bread for the World; and Raj Kumar, President & Editor-in-Chief at Devex.
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Featured Voices
• Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank Group
• Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General at the World Health Organization
• Svenja Schulze, Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany
• Situmbeko Musokotwane, Minister of Finance for Zambia
• Muhammad Ali Pate, Minister of Health, Nigeria
• Hassanein Hiridjee, CEO of Axian Group
• Reverend Eugene Cho, President and CEO of Bread for the World
• Raj Kumar, President & Editor-in-Chief at Devex

Timestamps
[00:00] Welcome and introduction of the topic
[01:45] World Bank Group: Turning an ambitious vision into impact
[07:16] Scaling up energy solutions and investments
[09:38] Expanding quality and affordable healthcare services
[13:03] In focus: International Development Association (IDA)
[17:41] World Bank's reforms, its vision, and the road ahead
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