World Bank Group President Ajay Banga addressed the press at the 2025 Spring Meetings Opening Press Conference.

Join us online for a series of live events featuring country voices and global leaders. The WBG-IMF Spring Meetings are open to anyone online, and present a unique opportunity for all to join central ...

Nicola Galombik is Executive Director with Yellowwoods, where she leads efforts to drive economic inclusion and sustainability through its portfolio of businesses and through partnerships in Africa on ...

Nonkululeko Nyembezi is the Chairperson of Standard Bank Group—which operates in more than 20 countries and is the largest lender in Africa by assets—and Standard Bank South Africa. She also serves as ...

Christina Williams is an attorney-at-law and activist with a 10-year track record of developing landmark interventions that engender decent jobs and improve livelihoods. She contributed to the ...

Anthony Tan is Group CEO and Co-Founder of Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading mobile technology company. The Grab platform empowers over 9 million microentrepreneurs, including drivers, agents, merchants, ...

Douglas L. Peterson serves as special advisor to S&P Global and is a member of the company’s Board of Directors. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of S&P Global from 2013 to 2024; during ...

Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara is Executive Director and CEO of Temasek Holdings and Executive Director and CEO of Temasek International. He has held various leadership roles in Temasek, including Head of ...

Annpurna Devi is the Minister of Women and Child Development of India. She was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 1998, 2000 and 2005. She held the positions of Minister of State for ...

Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers is one of America’s leading economists. In addition to serving as 71st Secretary of the Treasury in the Clinton Administration, Dr. Summers served as ...

David Moinina Sengeh is Sierra Leone’s first-ever chief innovation officer. He is also the Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education. Previously he was a research scientist at IBM Research ...