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Annual Meetings: World Bank Events

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October 9-15, 2023

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During the World Bank Group-International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings that took place from October 9-15, we brought you live events that focused on what it would take to end poverty on a livable planet. Speakers included central bankers, ministers, private sector executives, civil society representatives, youth leaders, academics, and others on issues facing our world at that time. Together, we explored the new playbook needed to respond to intertwined global challenges. We discussed solutions that worked on the ground in developing countries, strategies to boost jobs, digital infrastructure, and climate action.

You can revisit these discussions with the hashtag #WBmeetings and watch the event replay in English, Arabic, French and Spanish.

 

Remarks by World Bank Group President Ajay Banga
at the 2023 Annual Meetings Plenary

 

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What is rated criteria? and how does it help procurement?

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· World Bank Procurement in Investment Project Financing helps borrowers achieve sustainable development objectives through value-based, principled, and transparent procurement guidance and support.

· The World Bank Procurement Framework launched in 2016 promotes a strategic, fit-for-purpose approach to procurement that focuses on impact and overall value-for-money.

· In keeping with the value-focused approach, most World Bank-financed Procurement will require the use of Rated Criteria which will promote the inclusion of key quality and sustainability criteria rather than using just the lowest evaluated price for award decisions.

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Scaling Up to Phase Down: Financing Energy Transitions in the Power Sector

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To meet climate and development goals, low- and middle-income countries need to transform their power sector infrastructure at a scale and pace that is unprecedented. The World Bank framework “Scaling Up to Phase Down” maps out steps to support developing countries, with the help of development partners, to scale up affordable, secure, and reliable clean energy and phase down coal-fired electricity generation.

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Wrap-up. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Partnerships

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Wrap-up. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Partnerships

We wrap up all the developments from the Meetings with Devex’s Raj Kumar. UN Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed joins The Zone to talk about how to get the SDGs back on track and the partnerships needed to tackle poverty. Amit Bouri outlines how private investment can increase development impact, and Dr. Ahmed Ogwell Ouma of the Africa CDC gives insight on preparing for the next pandemic.

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