The Hon. Dr. Joyelle Clarke is a dedicated environmentalist and biodiversity conservation advocate. As an educator, she has played a key role in the successful coordination and execution of ...

Dr. Omar Razzaz is the former Prime Minister of Jordan (2018-2020) and is currently a Senior Fellow at the Middle East Initiative (MEI) at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and a Board Member ...

Leaders from government, the private sector and civil society are gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29), to accelerate action on the climate crisis. See below ...

Carlos Cuerpo Caballero, Minister of Economy, Trade, and Enterprise of Spain since December 2023, holds a degree in Economics (2003) from the University of Extremadura, a Master's in Economics from ...

Jean-Christophe Carret is the World Bank Country Director for the Middle East Department (Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria). Before this appointment, Mr. Carret was Country Director for the ...

Mr. Mete was appointed Minister of Finance and Economy as of September 2023. After the structural changes that the Ministry underwent in January 2024, Mr. Mete now serves as Minister of Finance. Since ...

Abebe Aemro Selassie is the Director of the African Department, where he oversees the IMF’s operations and engagement with 45 countries across sub-Saharan Africa. Before taking up his current position ...

Watch a fireside chat with World Bank Group President Ajay Banga and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on their respective institutional goals going into COP28 in ...

Wendy Cunningham is a Lead Economist in the World Bank’s Human Capital Project. During her 20 years at the World Bank, Wendy has carried out research and provided operational support on issues related ...

Dr. Younes Sekkouri is Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment and Skills, Morocco, a position he took up in October 2021. Prior to this, Dr. Sekkouri was the Dean and Director ...

Nangamso is currently the CEO of Funda Wande and an experienced education leader. Before being appointed as CEO, her previous portfolios included being Funda Wande’s Versioning and Relationships lead ...

GO TO: SPEAKERS Join World Bank President Ajay Banga and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President Ilan Goldfajn for an insightful discussion about strategic and collaborative approaches in a ...