Remarks by World Bank Group President at the Opening Session of the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8)

These remarks were delivered by World Bank Group President, David Malpass at the Opening Session of the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8) on August 27, 2022. He said that the World Bank Group remains a committed, l...

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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-10986-379692022-09-07T05:10:31Z Remarks by World Bank Group President at the Opening Session of the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8) Malpass, David WORLD BANK PRESIDENT PARTNER TO AFRICA TRADE POLICY ADVICE SOCIAL PROTECTION EFFECTIVE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS These remarks were delivered by World Bank Group President, David Malpass at the Opening Session of the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8) on August 27, 2022. He said that the World Bank Group remains a committed, long-term partner to Africa, and nearly half of IBRD and IDA funding goes to Africa, and they work together closely in several areas as follows: First, the World Bank Group is advising governments on necessary trade policies, including on the need to avoid export bans and other trade-restrictive measures; Second, help African countries provide much needed, targeted social protection for the most vulnerable; and Finally, much of work in Africa is supported by IDA, their fund for the world’s poorest. He concluded by reaffirming his special thanks to Prime Minister Kishida for his leadership in promoting the cause of developing countries and effective international financial institutions, and their very strong partnership with Japan. 2022-09-06T22:04:38Z 2022-09-06T22:04:38Z 2022-08-27 Speech http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099105009022222949/IDU0a9ec33850d0d0a5470ffb593f8dcb7 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37969 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) Africa
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PARTNER TO AFRICA
TRADE POLICY ADVICE
SOCIAL PROTECTION
EFFECTIVE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
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PARTNER TO AFRICA
TRADE POLICY ADVICE
SOCIAL PROTECTION
EFFECTIVE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
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Remarks by World Bank Group President at the Opening Session of the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8)
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description These remarks were delivered by World Bank Group President, David Malpass at the Opening Session of the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8) on August 27, 2022. He said that the World Bank Group remains a committed, long-term partner to Africa, and nearly half of IBRD and IDA funding goes to Africa, and they work together closely in several areas as follows: First, the World Bank Group is advising governments on necessary trade policies, including on the need to avoid export bans and other trade-restrictive measures; Second, help African countries provide much needed, targeted social protection for the most vulnerable; and Finally, much of work in Africa is supported by IDA, their fund for the world’s poorest. He concluded by reaffirming his special thanks to Prime Minister Kishida for his leadership in promoting the cause of developing countries and effective international financial institutions, and their very strong partnership with Japan.
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title Remarks by World Bank Group President at the Opening Session of the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8)
title_short Remarks by World Bank Group President at the Opening Session of the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8)
title_full Remarks by World Bank Group President at the Opening Session of the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8)
title_fullStr Remarks by World Bank Group President at the Opening Session of the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8)
title_full_unstemmed Remarks by World Bank Group President at the Opening Session of the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8)
title_sort remarks by world bank group president at the opening session of the 8th tokyo international conference on african development (ticad 8)
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