Recent News About World Bank Group

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  World Bank Group president urges global pandemic recovery efforts: 'Progress on poverty has been set back by years'

  On Wednesday, Oct. 13, the World Bank Group (WBG) held the opening press conference to its 2021 Annual Meetings Week, where WBG President David Malpass outlined the group's current priorities: reducing debt in low-income countries, COVID-19 vaccine distribution and climate change.

  By Savannah Howe

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• World Bank's Malpass: 'By working together, we will build a better development path'

  David Malpass, World Bank Group president, gave a speech from Khartoum, Sudan, whose theme was Development in a Time of Upheaval.

  By Bree Gonzales

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