Global Vendor Forum for Women-Owned Businesses: Accessing Consulting Opportunities at the WBG -March 22, 2023

Are you a women-owned business interested in doing business with the WBG? Join theWBE-Forum-postcard-web-780x439-1 World Bank Group Corporate Procurement unit for an engaging presentation on how to access corporate procurement opportunities.

EVENT DETAILS

  • Registration: Registration for this event is required and participation is free.
  • Language: The language of the event will be English.
  • CONTACT: Corporate Procurement 
  • corporateprocurement@worldbank.org

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The World Bank Group and International Women’s Day

Ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8, I want to share an update on the Worldjericho_wb_ahed_izhiman5_banner.jpg Bank Group’s work on gender.

Addressing critical gender gaps, including female labor force participation, offers an opportunity to boost incomes and stimulate growth. Research from the World Bank has repeatedly made clear that accelerating gender equality can generate significant economic gains.

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For women and girls in Benin, multi-faceted gender reforms offer new opportunities

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  • A new law expands the definition of gender-based violence (GBV) and increases or institutes punishments to tackle the scourge of GBV.
  • An overhaul of health regulations improves women’s access to reproductive health, including contraception, particularly for youth in youth-friendly facilities.
  • The World Bank is supporting Benin through a multi-faceted program to improve the lives of women and girls.

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Global Vendor Forum for Women-Owned Businesses: Accessing Consulting Opportunities at the WBG -March 22, 2023

Are you a women-owned business interested in doing business with the WBG? Join theWBE-Forum-postcard-web-780x439-1 World Bank Group Corporate Procurement unit for an engaging presentation on how to access corporate procurement opportunities.

EVENT DETAILS

  • Registration: Registration for this event is required and participation is free.
  • Language: The language of the event will be English.
  • CONTACT: Corporate Procurement 
  • corporateprocurement@worldbank.org
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International Women’s Day 2023: Accelerating Equality and Empowerment

On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2023, we at the World Bank Group willWB-HD-Womans-Day-Collage-1920x1080 celebrate women’s achievements and contributions with a series of events and engagements – we look forward to your participation!

The UN theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”.  This theme is aligned with the priority theme for the upcoming 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW-67), “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls”.  

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Hard-earned gains: Latin America and the Caribbean’s advances in fighting inflation and macro-instability

Most Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) economies today are barely recognizable whenblog_precios_de_gasolina_en_guatemala.jpg compared to their former selves just a generation ago. Although not all countries have managed to rein in economic volatility, most have graduated to delivering an almost “normal” macroeconomic performance. The importance of this achievement cannot be overstated. Not only is macro stability critical to citizen wellbeing, but it is an essential foundation for faster growth and poverty alleviation. Progress can be detected in at least three areas.

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Global Vendor Forum for Women-Owned Businesses: Accessing Consulting Opportunities at the WBG -March 22, 2023

Are you a women-owned business interested in doing business with the WBG? Join theWBE-Forum-postcard-web-780x439-1 World Bank Group Corporate Procurement unit for an engaging presentation on how to access corporate procurement opportunities.

EVENT DETAILS

  • Registration: Registration for this event is required and participation is free.
  • Language: The language of the event will be English.
  • CONTACT: Corporate Procurement 
  • corporateprocurement@worldbank.org

Register Now

 

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