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SM15 Preview: Water Security for All in a World of Scarcity

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Update: Event now featuring the Netherlands Executive Director Frank Heemskerk!

Date: Thursday, April 16, 2015
Time: 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | 19:30 – 21:30 GMT or convert time)
Location: World Bank Group Headquarters, Preston Auditorium & Online

Follow the event with #WaterSec4all

Water security is emerging as the number one global risk in terms of development impact. While the impacts are felt most acutely in the arid, water scarce regions of the world, climate change and rapid urbanization have increased water scarcity for other regions, as well. Fast-growing cities in water-scarce environments are the most vulnerable.

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Think tank event: CSIS – Africa’s Changing Energy Landscape

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Note: This event and related book launch (available for download here) could be of particular interest to Dutch companies considering participation in the PSLO Energy Mission on May 4 – 7.

The CSIS Africa Program and the CSIS Energy and National Security Program invite you to a discussion on:

Africa’s Changing Energy Landscape

Monday, April 20, 2015, 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
2nd Floor Conference Room
Center for Strategic and International Studies
1616 Rhode Island Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20036

New oil and gas discoveries across Africa have raised hopes among governments and citizens alike that major investments to spur economic growth and development are the horizon. But the recent collapse in oil prices and broader unease around the energy market leave the timetable for capitalizing on these new discoveries uncertain. Join us for a pair of panel discussions on what these discoveries mean for Africa’s energy landscape and what role renewable energy sources can play in broader efforts to increase energy access and support development across the continent. The conference will serve as the launch of the new CSIS report, “Africa’s New Energy Producers: Making the Most of Emerging Opportunities.”
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SM15 Preview: Building African Participation in Global Value Chains

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Date: Thursday, April 16, 2015
Time: 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | 16:30 – 18:00 GMT or convert time)
Location: World Bank Headquarters, JB1-080 & Online

Follow the event on Twitter by using #AfricaGrowthShare & #AfricaInvestor

African economies are experiencing a range of green-houseunprecedented challenges to their growth, competitiveness and opportunities for investment. Led by Africa Investor CEO Hubert Danso, a panel of global experts will explore how African companies and banks can work with governments, the World Bank and international companies to attract investment and mobilize capital in order to build African brands capable of creating jobs and increasing the continent’s role and influence on the global economic stage.

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SM15 Preview: Future of Food

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Future of Food: A Conversation with Jim Yong Kim & David Chang

Date: Thursday, April 16, 2015
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | 15:00 – 16:30 GMT or convert time)
Location: WBG Headquarters, Atrium & Online

  Join the conversation with @worldbanklive & #Food4All and follow @momofuku, @themadfeed, @chygovera, @Gastromotiva

People have different ideas about what the future of food will look like, but everyone can agree on what it should deliver: a food system that can feed everyone, every day, everywhere.

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SM15 Preview: The Power of Nutrition

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Date: Thursday, April 16, 2015
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | 13:30 – 14:30 GMT or convert time)
Location: World Bank Headquarters, Preston Auditorium & Online

Follow the event on Twitter with #PowerOfNutrition

The Power of Nutrition is a new innovative financing facility dedicated to unlocking up to $1 billion of new private and public financing to improve child nutrition.

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SM15 Preview: Tax Evasion and Development Finance

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Date: Friday, April 17, 2015
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | 13:00 – 14:30 GMT or convert time)
Location: International Finance Corporation Headquarters, F Auditorium & Online  Follow the event with #TaxEvasion

As law enforcement agencies continue to crack-down on international tax evaders to promote transparency in the global financial system, a lot more needs to be done to ensure that financing for development efforts are not impacted.

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Spring Meetings 2015 – a preview

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The 2015 Spring Meetings (SM15) of the IMF and World Bank Annual meetingsGroup are upon us. This year, the meetings will take place from April 17-19. Although many events and (bilateral) meetings are behind closed doors, some are open to the public and/or will be broadcasted online.

Over the next few days we will be putting the spotlight on a number of events that could be of interest to your organization – either because they discuss the environment you operate in, the direction of the World Bank in the coming years, or because they discuss specific projects and investments. So make sure you check in regularly to see how the Spring Meetings affect your business!

World Bank President Outlines Strategy to End Poverty, Welcomes New Development Partners

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Article was published on April 7th, 2015 on the World Bank website.

To view the webcast of the speech which is referenced by the article given by Dr. Jim Kim please click here

WASHINGTON, April 7, 2015— World Bank Group

President Jijyk-curtain-sm2015-large_0m Yong Kim today announced a broad strategy to end extreme poverty by 2030, and he welcomed emerging players such as the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the New Development Bank, established by the BRICS countries, as potentially strong allies in the economic development of poor countries and emerging markets.

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