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Dutch Royal Couple and Ministers Engage with IFI Leaders in Washington D.C.

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During the working visit of H.M. the King and H.M the Queen of the Netherlands to the United States in April, a high-level reception was hosted at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington D.C. In his speech, the King emphasized the long-standing ties between the Netherlands and the U.S., but also challenges and potential ways to strengthen our relations. Subsequently, their Majesties circulated through the crowd, joined by the Ministers in attendance, for various topical discussion.

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Dutch Expertise Meets Global Investment: A New Blueprint for Urban Mobility

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The transition toward sustainable urban transport is accelerating through a powerful synergy between Dutch technical expertise and global financial backing. Recent workshops in Bandung, Indonesia, and Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia—organized through the ACTIVE program, a Dutch government initiative—demonstrate how targeted knowledge exchange can strengthen major international investments, including those of the World Bank Group (WBG).

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Transforming Transportation 2026: Powering Jobs, Growth, and Dutch Partnerships

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The Transforming Transportation 2026 (TT26) conference, held in Washington, D.C., recently concluded with a powerful message: transport is no longer just about infrastructure—it is the engine for global economic security and job creation. Under the theme “Powering Jobs and Growth,” the 23rd edition of this flagship event, co-hosted by the World Bank and the WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, gathered world leaders to address how smarter mobility can bridge the gap between poverty and opportunity.

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The Netherlands helps advance Climate Resilience in West Africa (WACA)

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At the FOMACO 2026 Forum in Nouakchott, Mauritania, collaboration was at the heart of advancing coastal resilience in West Africa. From the perspective of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO-TIO/CWF), it was inspiring to see how strong partnerships are helping to move Nature-based Solutions (NbS) from concept to implementation.

Together with the World Bank’s West Africa Coastal Areas Management Program (WACA), IUCN, and key Dutch partners including EcoShape and NL2120, we co-organized a series of sessions, a plenary session, a deep dive and a two-day pre-forum workshop, and activities during the forum focused on scaling impact.

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Growth, jobs, and poverty reduction: Lessons from Paraguay

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In the last 20 years, poverty in Paraguay has plummeted from over 50 percent to only 16 percent in 2025. In just two decades, a third of the population has escaped poverty, with another 300,000 rising out of poverty just in the last two years. 

Progress at this pace, scale, and duration does not happen by accident. Paraguay’s success is what happens when governments focus on productivity and jobs. Paraguay’s GDP growth has been nearly 5 percent per annum, among the fastest in Latin America. But for progress in poverty and shared prosperity, what drives growth matters. Labor income growth was the primary driver of poverty reduction in 2025, with the largest gains concentrated at the bottom of the income scale. Employment has grown and shifted toward more stable, better-compensated work. Sustained growth in employment and labor incomes is only possible with growth in the productivity of labor. Economic growth improves people’s lives when there is a focus on including people in an increasingly productive economy through job creation. 

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Biofuels and oil insecurity: what the evidence suggests about agriculture powering mobility

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Recent military conflict in the Middle East have once again reminded the world how vulnerable modern economies remain to sudden disruptions in global oil supply. For many developing economies, particularly in South and Southeast Asia, the consequences of such disruptions are immediate and acute. Higher oil prices translate quickly into higher transportation costs, rising food prices, fiscal pressure from fuel subsidies, and deteriorating household welfare.

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Spring Meetings 2026 | Unlocking Women’s Economic Power

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How can increasing women’s economic participation help create more and better jobs?

Expanding women’s access to jobs, finance, and digital tools can increase labor force participation, support business growth, and drive job creation at scale. When women can manage economic risks, connect to markets, and access capital, they contribute directly to stronger and more inclusive economic growth.

The World Bank Group works with countries and partners to strengthen the systems that enable women’s economic participation—such as social protection, digital inclusion, and access to capital. Together, these pathways help women build resilience, participate fully in the economy, and grow enterprises that generate jobs.

This discussion explores progress toward the World Bank Group’s 2030 ambitions, the barriers that remain, and what it takes to scale impact. It also highlights how coordinated action across policy, institutions, and investment can accelerate women’s economic inclusion and support sustainable job creation.

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How an AI-powered Jobs Tool Made Hidden Skills Visible

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Thousands of people work, solve problems, and care for others every day, but their skills often go unseen in the formal labor market. In Argentina, an AI‑powered employment pilot is beginning to change that by revealing a wealth of experience that up to now has remained invisible and helping people connect, often for the first time, with public employment services.

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