Join us next week at the 2021 World Bank Group/IMF Annual Meetings

PLUS: Join Janet Yellen, Tedros Adhanom, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and others during the week. If you're having trouble reading this message, [click here]( [© World Bank Group]( [Tune in on World Bank Live and don’t miss a moment!]( The World Bank Group/IMF Annual Meetings run from October 11, 2021 through October 17, 2021 and feature events on: [Growth in a Time of Crisis]( (Oct. 11); [Ending the Pandemic]( (Oct. 12); [Making Climate Action Count]( (Oct. 14); and [Trade to the Rescue]( (Oct. 15). The meetings will also feature a [Civil Society Town Hall]( (Oct. 12) and an [Opening Press Conference]( (Oct. 13). Join us on World Bank Live to watch live events, view event recaps, ask questions, vote in polls, and have your voice heard! [JOIN US LIVE]( Editor's Pick [© World Bank Group]( [Critical Choices: A look at the 2021 World Bank Group/IMF Annual Meetings]( Join us throughout the week to watch live and view recaps of leading global experts discussing the most pressing development challenges facing the world today, and exploring innovative solutions to those challenges. Hear from David Malpass, Janet Yellen, Tedros Adhanom, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, Strive Masiyiwa, Mark Carney, Iván Duque and many others. Don’t miss it! [HERE'S HOW TO ENGAGE]( [© World Bank Group]( [SPEECH: Development in a Time of Upheaval]( In his October 30 speech, World Bank Group President David Malpass stressed that the poor are being left behind in a global tragedy of inequality. The speech, delivered in Khartoum, Sudan and titled “Development in a Time of Upheaval,” emphasized the need to focus on four key areas to promote sustainable growth and prosperity: achieving economic stability, leveraging the digital revolution, making development greener and more sustainable, and investing in people. Related: [Read Speech]( [Press Release]( [WATCH THE REPLAY]( Social Media Some of the hashtags you need to keep an eye on during the Annual Meetings: [#ResilientRecovery]( | [#Growth4All]( | [#Vaccines4All]( | [#VoicesForClimate]( | [#AMCS021]( | [#UnleashTrade]( Make sure you follow [@WorldBank]( to get the full inside look at all of our activities of the Annual Meetings! Join us on [facebook.com/worldbank]( where we'll livestream our programs and post highlights from the Meetings. 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]( [Other Bank Newsletters]( | [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe from this list]( | [Update subscription preferences](