2024 Spring Meetings highlights

Latest announcements, new report: historic reversal in progress If you're having trouble reading this message, [click here]( [2024 Spring Meetings Highlights]( [2024 Spring Meetings Highlights]( From new partnerships and bold plans to innovative financing tools, catch all the 2024 Spring Meetings happenings as we came together April 15-20 to explore how to tackle global challenges head-on. [New Partnership Aims to Connect 300 Million to Electricity by 2030]( [New Partnership Aims to Connect 300 Million to Electricity by 2030]( The World Bank Group and African Development Bank initiative could halve the number of people in Africa living without electricity access. [Watch the Energizing Africa event replay]( to follow the discussions. [READ NEWS]( [World Bank Group Aims to Expand Health Services to 1.5 Billion People]( [World Bank Group Aims to Expand Health Services to 1.5 Billion People]( The World Bank Group’s ambitious plan will support countries in delivering health services, focused on improved affordability, expanded geographic reach, and increased scope. Watch this [event replay]( to find out how we can boost access to health care. [LEARN MORE]( [New Financing Tools Receive Major Funding Boost ]( [New Financing Tools Receive Major Funding Boost]( [Eleven countries announced $11 billion in support for innovative financial tools designed to boost lending capacity for global development.]( [FIND OUT MORE]( [Innovative Co-Financing Platform Will Improve Development Impact]( [Innovative Co-Financing Platform Will Improve Development Impact]( [A coalition of 10 multilateral development banks have launched a new co-financing platform that will allow them to channel additional capital for development scale and impact.]( [READ NEWS]( [Spring Meetings Digital Zone ]( [Spring Meetings Digital Zone]( [In these interviews we talk with World Bank leaders and other development experts about what’s needed to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet.]( [WATCH NOW]( In Focus [Becoming a Better Bank ]( [Becoming a Better Bank ]( [The World Bank Group is building a faster, quicker Bank. We are committed to becoming a better partner to governments, the private sector, and, ultimately, the people we serve.]( [LEARN HOW]( [The Great Reversal: New Report on IDA Countries]( [The Great Reversal: New Report on IDA Countries]( [Despite their high potential, the 75 vulnerable economies supported by the World Bank’s IDA face a widening income gap with wealthier nations, marking a historic reversal in progress.]( [READ REPORT]( News [Uncertainty, Amidst Conflict and Indebtedness, Weighs on the Outlook for the Middle East and North Africa]( [World Bank Report Provides More Clarity on Callable Capital]( [Despite High Potential, 75 Vulnerable Economies Face ‘Historic Reversal’]( [READ LATEST NEWS RELEASES]( Connect with us on social media! Accredited journalists may obtain advance access to reports and information by registering with the Bank's [Online Media Briefing Center]( a password-protected site for working journalists. Material in this newsletter is copyrighted. Requests to reproduce it, in whole or in part, should be addressed to pubrights@worldbank.org For more information visit our website: [worldbank.org](. [Access to Information]( [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe from this list]( | [Update subscription preferences](