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US presidential election looms over IMF and World Bank annual meetings
Read full article: US presidential election looms over IMF and World Bank annual meetingsGlobal finance leaders are facing a major uncertainty as they meet in Washington next week: Who will win the U.S. presidential election and shape the policies of the worldโs biggest economy.
World Bank's Banga wants to make gains in tackling the effects of climate change, poverty and war
Read full article: World Bank's Banga wants to make gains in tackling the effects of climate change, poverty and warIt's a full agenda for Ajay Banga as he nears the end of his first year as World Bank president.
To phase out or phase down fossil fuels? That is the question at COP28 climate talks
Read full article: To phase out or phase down fossil fuels? That is the question at COP28 climate talksAfter days of shaving off the edges of key warming issues, climate negotiators Tuesday are zeroing in on the tough job of dealing with the main cause of whatโs overheating the planet: fossil fuels.
Clinton Global Initiative will return to New York with Jose Andres, Orlando Bloom, and Matt Damon
Read full article: Clinton Global Initiative will return to New York with Jose Andres, Orlando Bloom, and Matt DamonThe Clinton Global Initiative 2023 will convene โleaders, innovators and dreamersโ โ ranging from World Bank President Ajay Banga and The Bahamasโ Prime Minister Philip E.
Pedro Pascal and World Bank's Ajay Banga among those named to Carnegie's 2023 Great Immigrants list
Read full article: Pedro Pascal and World Bank's Ajay Banga among those named to Carnegie's 2023 Great Immigrants listWorld Bank President Ajay Banga, Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan, singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette and โThe Mandalorianโ star Pedro Pascal are on this yearโs Great Immigrants list from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Paris summit aims to shake up the financial system. It will test leaders' resolve on climate
Read full article: Paris summit aims to shake up the financial system. It will test leaders' resolve on climateHeads of state, finance leaders and activists are converging in Paris to seek ways to overhaul the International Monetary Fund and World Bank and help them weather a warmer and stormier world.
Ex-Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga confirmed as World Bank leader
Read full article: Ex-Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga confirmed as World Bank leaderFormer Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga, an Indian army officerโs son with decades of corporate experience, has been confirmed to lead the World Bank for a five-year term that starts next month.
Web inventor: Closing digital divide must be top priority
Read full article: Web inventor: Closing digital divide must be top priorityTANZANIA World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee said Thursday the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates the gross inequality of a world where almost half the population is unable to connect to the internet. Men remain 21 percent more likely than women to be online, and 52 percent more likely in the least developing countries.He spoke at the online launch of U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Roadmap for Digital Cooperation. A first step is to develop new financial models to provide affordable connectivity to the Internet for everyone by 2030. The digital world has many benefits, but also has been gravely misused, Guterres said. Hate speech, discrimination and abuse are on the march in digital spaces, the U.N. chief said.