Events

Join us to learn how countries can boost their industries and promote job growth, and what role the Bank should play.

How can the development community help build resilience to acute systemic shocks in the face of growing risk and vulnerability?

Join us to review the Bank Group's early experience with the Program-for-Results (PforR) lending instrument.

Our panel of experts discuss the commercial viability and potential of off-grid technologies.

Drawing on our new report, which examines the WBG’s role in supporting capital market development in client countries, experts will discuss potential strategies for how the World Bank Group and the broader development community can mobilize…

Self-evaluation lies at the heart of the World Bank Group’s results measurement system and has been used to assess outcomes of projects for 40 years.

The World Bank’s Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) and the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) are hosting a panel discussion on the value of 3ie’s recent systematic review on education effectiveness for informing policies and…

Fragile and conflict situations in low and middle income countries have become an important focus of international assistance in recent years as recognition of the linkages between fragility, conflict, violence, and poverty has grown.

Transformational engagements are a critical pillar of the 2013 World Bank Group’s strategy for achieving its twin goals of extreme poverty elimination and shared prosperity. Join us to learn about the World Bank Group experience with…

Land is a critically important asset that underpins most economic activities. Land use and land rights are central to the work of the World Bank Group and to eradicating poverty, building shared prosperity, and fostering private investment and…

What are the key factors that impact project performance? Are we checking the (right!) boxes when we integrate gender into World Bank Group operations? ​Join us to answer these questions at the launch of the 2015 Results and Performance of the…

Watch a re-play of a live panel discussion about how the World Bank Group is working to meet the Sustainable Development Goal of ensuring access for all to adequate, safe, and affordable housing.