1. The Development Committee met today, April 22, in Washington, D.C.
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Online: Saturday Highlighted! Spring Meeting Events.

Follow the event on Twitter with #AfricaSOR
Date: Saturday, April 22nd, 2017
Time: 10 am – 11:30 am ET/ 14:00 – 15:30 GMT
Location: JB-1080, World Bank
Spotlight on Nutrition: Unlocking Human Potential and Economic Growth
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Date: Saturday, April 22nd, 2017
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm ET / 16:00 – 17:15 GMT
Location: MC Atrium, World Bank
Online: Friday Highlighted! Spring Meeting Events.

Cities are Where the Future is Being Built
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Date: Friday, April 21st, 2017
Time: 9:00 am – 10:30 am ET/ 13:00 – 14:30 GMT
Location: Preston Auditorium, World Bank
Financing for Peace: Innovations to Tackle Fragility
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Date: Friday, April 21st, 2017
Time: 11:00 am – 12:15 pm ET/15:00 – 16:15 GMT
Location: Preston Auditorium, World Bank
Boosting Revenues, Driving Development: Why Taxes Are Critical for Growth
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Date: Friday, April 21st, 2017
Time:1:00 pm – 2:00 pm/ 17:00 – 18:00 GMT
Location: Preston Auditorium, World Bank
Unlocking Financing for Climate Action
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Date: Friday, April 21st, 2017
Time: 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm/ 19:00 – 20:00 GMT
Location: Preston Auditorium, World Bank
Online: Thursday Highlighted! Spring Meeting Events.
2017 Spring Meetings Opening Press Conference: World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim
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Date: Thursday, April 20th, 2017
Time: 8:30 am – 9:30 am ET/ 12:30 – 13:30 GMT
Location: International Monetary Fund & Online
Unleashing Productivity – The Key to Sustaining Inclusive Growth
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Date: Thursday, April 20th, 2017
Time: 9:30 am – 11:00 am ET/ 13:30 – 15:00 GMT
Location: JB-1-080
Online: Wednesday Highlighted! Spring Meeting Events.

Jumpstarting the Next Revolution in Food and Agriculture
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Date: Wednesday, April 19th, 2017
Time: 11:00am – 12:30pm ET/ 15:00 – 16:30 GMT
Location: Preston Auditorium, World Bank
Chief Economists Roundtable: The Road to 2030 – New Challenges, New Solutions
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Date: Wednesday, April 19th, 2017
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm ET/ 17:00 – 18:00 GMT ET
Location: MC13-121, World Bank
Jumpstarting the Next Revolution in Food and Agriculture
Follow the event on Twitter with #FoodRevolution
Date: Wednesday, April 19th, 2017
Time: 11:00am – 12:30pm ET/ 15:00 – 16:30 GMT
Location: Preston Auditorium, World Bank
WBG / IMF Spring Meetings 2017
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Jim Kim Live: Rethinking Development Finance
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Date: Tuesday, April 11th, 2017
Time: 6:30 – 8:00 pm (London) /17:30 – 19:00 GMT/ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm ET
Location: London School of Economics, London
In a speech ahead of the World Bank Group-International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim will address the need for a new approach to development finance to meet the aspirations of the world’s 7 billion people and make this generation the first in history to end extreme poverty.
Watch Annual Meetings Events Live!
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Thursday, October 6
Annual Meetings Press Briefing
President Kim addresses the media. 9:30-10 a.m. (ET)/ 13:30-14:00 (GMT) #WBLive
The Governance Gap: Why Does Half the World Distrust Government?
Cutting-edge thinkers discuss the notion of “effective governance” and the drivers necessary to meet the development challenges of the 21st century. 10 -11 a.m.(ET)/14:00-15:00 (GMT) #GoodGov AR, EN, FR, SP
How Can South Asia’s Firms Better Compete?
Global thought leaders, business leaders and policy makers share best practices and challenges unique to South Asian businesses. 10-11:30 a.m. (ET)/14:00-15:30 (GMT) #SouthAsiaCompetes
World Bank Live Stream Schedule October 4th: IMF/WBG Annual Meetings
Below the event(s) that will be held today and can be followed via World Bank Live Stream!
Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2016: Taking on Inequality
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
World Bank Group MC Building, Preston Auditorium
Moderator: Paul Danahar, Bureau Chief, BBC North America
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