Opening Remarks at the 2019 Annual Meetings Opening Press Conference

David Malpass, President of the World Bank Group, highlighted the urgent priorities for discussion with shareholders. Global growth is slowing. Investment is sluggish, manufacturing activity is soft, and trade is weakening. The challenges of climate change and fragility are making poor countries mor...

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Main Author:	Malpass, David
Format:	Speech
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	WORLD BANK GROUP STRATEGY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OUTLOOK WORLD TRADE CLIMATE CHANGE FRAGILE STATES VULNERABILITY POVERTY REDUCTION EXTREME POVERTY SHARED PROSPERITY STRUCTURAL REFORMS EDUCATION IDA REPLENISHMENT GENDER INCLUSION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/118771581595165480/Opening-Remarks-by-World-Bank-Group-President-David-Malpass-at-the-2019-Annual-Meetings-Opening-Press-Conference http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33351

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spelling	okr-10986-333512021-05-25T09:32:48Z Opening Remarks at the 2019 Annual Meetings Opening Press Conference Malpass, David WORLD BANK GROUP STRATEGY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OUTLOOK WORLD TRADE CLIMATE CHANGE FRAGILE STATES VULNERABILITY POVERTY REDUCTION EXTREME POVERTY SHARED PROSPERITY STRUCTURAL REFORMS EDUCATION IDA REPLENISHMENT GENDER INCLUSION David Malpass, President of the World Bank Group, highlighted the urgent priorities for discussion with shareholders. Global growth is slowing. Investment is sluggish, manufacturing activity is soft, and trade is weakening. The challenges of climate change and fragility are making poor countries more vulnerable. This backdrop makes our goals of reducing extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity even harder. He suggested that with the right mix of policies and structural reforms, countries can unleash growth that's broadly shared across all segments of society. He spoke about how the Bank is helping countries build strong programs tailored to the unique circumstances of their economies. He highlighted the importance of education. He mentioned the proposed IDA replenishment, and reaffirmed commitment to projects on climate and on gender inclusion. In conclusion, he said that the well-designed structural reforms are needed to unlock growth and build the foundations for future prosperity. 2020-02-19T21:39:22Z 2020-02-19T21:39:22Z 2019-10-17 Speech http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/118771581595165480/Opening-Remarks-by-World-Bank-Group-President-David-Malpass-at-the-2019-Annual-Meetings-Opening-Press-Conference http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33351 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: President's Speech
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description	David Malpass, President of the World Bank Group, highlighted the urgent priorities for discussion with shareholders. Global growth is slowing. Investment is sluggish, manufacturing activity is soft, and trade is weakening. The challenges of climate change and fragility are making poor countries more vulnerable. This backdrop makes our goals of reducing extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity even harder. He suggested that with the right mix of policies and structural reforms, countries can unleash growth that's broadly shared across all segments of society. He spoke about how the Bank is helping countries build strong programs tailored to the unique circumstances of their economies. He highlighted the importance of education. He mentioned the proposed IDA replenishment, and reaffirmed commitment to projects on climate and on gender inclusion. In conclusion, he said that the well-designed structural reforms are needed to unlock growth and build the foundations for future prosperity.
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Opening Remarks at the 2019 Annual Meetings Opening Press Conference

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