📚 Learning poverty is at the heart of development. How can we fix this?

This year's events will take place in Washington, D.C. from October 14-20, 2019. Are you watching with us? [Having trouble seeing this email?](   [© World Bank]( [Join us for the Opening Press Conference]( World Bank Group President David Malpass will address the press during the World Bank Group-International Monetary Fund 2019 Annual Meetings. [Join Live.]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [© World Bank]( [Debt transparency has become an urgent priority. Learn why.]( Rising debt levels pose a challenge to the global effort to end extreme poverty and achieve other Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. [Find out why.]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [© World Bank]( [To learn, children must first survive and thrive!]( Learning poverty—the percentage of children unable to read by the age of 10—is at the heart of global poverty. Hear from speakers who will highlight the actions being taken to tackle the learning crisis. [Join Live.]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [© World Bank]( [Global value chains, trade and development]( Today, almost 50% of global trade involves GVCs, but rising trade tensions and uncertainties over market access threaten their future. What does this mean for developing countries? [Watch Live.]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [© World Bank]( [The Infrastructure Revolution: What does it mean?]( World leaders, activists, and investors will talk about the how infrastructure has transformed their lives and share compelling examples. [Join Live.]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [© World Bank]( [Unleashing the potential of women entrepreneurs]( In most countries, women face legal, financial, and market barriers that stifle their entrepreneurial success. Join us to explore ways that the private sector can create financial and market opportunities for women entrepreneurs. [Tune in.]( [Facebook]( [Twitter](  --------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with us on social media! --------------------------------------------------------------- Here are some of the hashtags that will be used during the Meetings! Make sure you follow [@WorldBank]( to get the full inside look at all the activities of the Annual Meetings!  [#Debt4Dev]( | [#WDR2020]( | [#LearningPoverty]( | [#EmpowerWomen]( | [#WhyRural]( | [#investinpeople]( | [#dev4peace]( [#WBGMeetings]( | [#EndPoverty]( | [#WBLive]( Join our 2.5 million followers on [facebook.com/worldbank]( where we will post highlights from the Meetings and Global Voices live interviews with world leaders attending our events. --------------------------------------------------------------- For more news and analysis on the Annual Meetings, [Devex]( is producing a special-edition newsletter. [Sign up here]( to subscribe. --------------------------------------------------------------- [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( [instagram]( [instagram]( 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]( | [Operational Summary]( | [Other Bank Newsletters]( | [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe from this list]( | [Update subscription preferences](