From October 22 to 26 the World Bank Group (WBG) and International Monetary Fund
(IMF) Annual Meetings took place in Washington D.C.:
This year the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Aid (BHO), Reinette Klever, could not attend and was represented by Finance Minister, Eelco Heinen. Beyond that numerous other Dutch Government and Banking Officials (including from Aruba and Curacao) were present.
Imagine being hungry but feeling too scared to go outside your home to buy food. And even if you
venture to the store, you might find empty shelves because farmers and food suppliers dare not stock them.
This is the daily horror many Haitians face as armed gangs rampage in cities and the countryside. Five million Haitians, or nearly half the population, are going hungry and thousands are imperiled by famine.
In a bustling marketplace on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, Lula Maygag Guray’s food stall hums
with activity. The smell of injera and samosa draws a crowd each day. However, ever since she arrived in Ethiopia, Lula has run her business informally because she did not have the right to work as a refugee. Continue reading
As the world grapples with complex global concerns like poverty, inequality, and climate change,
it’s the poorest communities that are often hardest hit and the most challenging to support.
To address these pressing issues, the World Bank Group has set ambitious goals to provide social protection measures to at least 500 million people by 2030, including 250 million women.
BAKU, 12 November 2024 – Multilateral development banks (MDBs) today issued a joint statement at COP29 in Baku outlining financial support and other measures for countries to achieve ambitious climate outcomes.
Guarantee will free up additional financing to support crucial projects
WASHINGTON, October 25, 2024—Japan signed a $1 billion portfolio guarantee agreement on Friday that will scale up financing from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for projects that address global challenges.
New targets aim to accelerate use of broadband internet, social protection programs, and capital by 2030
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2024 – The World Bank Group today took the first steps toward implementing Gender Strategy 2030, announcing a set of actions and concrete goals that aim to boost economic opportunities for more women.
Domestic food price inflation remains high in many low- and middle-income countries. Inflation higher than 5% is experienced in 77.3% of low-income countries (18.2 percentage points higher since the last Update on June 27, 2024), 54.3% of lower-middle-income countries (8.7 percentage points lower), 44% of upper-middle-income countries (8.0 percentage points higher), and 10.7% of high-income countries (0.2 percentage points lower). In real terms, food price inflation exceeded overall inflation in 55.6% of the 167 countries where data is available.
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