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Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist, UN Messenger of Peace and the youngest person ever awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. As co-founder of MalalaFund she is building a world where every girl can ...

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The 2025 Global Digital Summit: 'Digital Pathways for All' has concluded. Recordings of all sessions are available on this page and on the World Bank Group's social media channels. This year’s summit ...

Global challenges put immense pressure on transportation systems, especially in developing economies. To ensure future growth, stability, and poverty reduction, these economies must deliver effective ...

A global industrialist and business strategist, Hussain Al Nowais has over 35 years of experience in investing, developing and managing businesses in the Middle East, Africa and Asia across multiple ...

What makes some policies work while others fail? The World Development Report 2017: Governance and the Law aims to answer this fundamental question. Frequently, policies that fail to generate ...

Yeonah was born in Seoul, Korea, in 2014. She began playing the violin at the age of 4 and has been studying at the SCC with Sunny Lee. She won 2nd place at The AGIVC in Belgium in 2023 and 2nd place ...

The World Bank Group’s Spring and Annual Meetings, held each April and October, bring together global leaders, country representatives, and civil society to discuss the global economy, progress on ...

Ivanka Trump is Advisor to the President. In her role, she focuses on the education and economic empowerment of women and their families as well as job creation and economic growth through workforce ...

Mr. Adebayo Olawale Edun has over four decades of experience at national and international levels in merchant banking, corporate finance, economics, and international finance. Post the Nigerian 2023 ...