Remarks by World Bank Group President David Malpass to the 52nd Washington Conference on the Americas

These remarks were delivered by World Bank Group President David Malpass to the 52nd Washington Conference on the Americas. He discusses: the Bank forecast that Latin America and the Caribbean will grow by only 2.3 percent in 2022. Energy, food, an...

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Main Author: Malpass, David
Format: Speech
Language:English
English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2022
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spelling okr-10986-378052022-08-02T05:10:42Z Remarks by World Bank Group President David Malpass to the 52nd Washington Conference on the Americas Malpass, David ELECTRICITY COST CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION PLAN OIL PRICE VOLATILITY INFLATION WAR IN UKRAINE DEBT BUILDUP COVID-19 SOCIAL DISCONTENT INEQUALITY These remarks were delivered by World Bank Group President David Malpass to the 52nd Washington Conference on the Americas. He discusses: the Bank forecast that Latin America and the Caribbean will grow by only 2.3 percent in 2022. Energy, food, and fertilizer prices are rising at a pace not seen in many years, hitting the region’s poor particularly hard. The commodity price boom will benefit natural resource exporters and government revenue. One key unfolding crisis is the rise of inflation in advanced economies. At the primary and secondary levels, the learning losses from the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown policies need to be urgently addressed. As the leaders from the region gather for the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, it provides an opportunity to be strategic in addressing the challenges ahead. 2022-08-01T21:07:47Z 2022-08-01T21:07:47Z 2022-05-12 Speech http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099534305162229207/IDU01509b69f040009f2c0014a4386ce41 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37805 English en CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Speeches of World Bank Presidents [collection under construction] :: Speeches by David R. Malpass (2019 to present) Latin America & Caribbean
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topic ELECTRICITY COST
CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION PLAN
OIL PRICE VOLATILITY
INFLATION
WAR IN UKRAINE
DEBT BUILDUP
COVID-19
SOCIAL DISCONTENT
INEQUALITY
spellingShingle ELECTRICITY COST
CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION PLAN
OIL PRICE VOLATILITY
INFLATION
WAR IN UKRAINE
DEBT BUILDUP
COVID-19
SOCIAL DISCONTENT
INEQUALITY
Malpass, David
Remarks by World Bank Group President David Malpass to the 52nd Washington Conference on the Americas
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description These remarks were delivered by World Bank Group President David Malpass to the 52nd Washington Conference on the Americas. He discusses: the Bank forecast that Latin America and the Caribbean will grow by only 2.3 percent in 2022. Energy, food, and fertilizer prices are rising at a pace not seen in many years, hitting the region’s poor particularly hard. The commodity price boom will benefit natural resource exporters and government revenue. One key unfolding crisis is the rise of inflation in advanced economies. At the primary and secondary levels, the learning losses from the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown policies need to be urgently addressed. As the leaders from the region gather for the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, it provides an opportunity to be strategic in addressing the challenges ahead.
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title Remarks by World Bank Group President David Malpass to the 52nd Washington Conference on the Americas
title_short Remarks by World Bank Group President David Malpass to the 52nd Washington Conference on the Americas
title_full Remarks by World Bank Group President David Malpass to the 52nd Washington Conference on the Americas
title_fullStr Remarks by World Bank Group President David Malpass to the 52nd Washington Conference on the Americas
title_full_unstemmed Remarks by World Bank Group President David Malpass to the 52nd Washington Conference on the Americas
title_sort remarks by world bank group president david malpass to the 52nd washington conference on the americas
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