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This week in London, #Mission300 brings public & private sector leaders together to unlock energy investment in Africa. Reaching 300M by 2030 will take strong partnerships. And British International Investment CEO Leslie Maasdorp shares exactly how. Full interview: youtu.be/dbgS6YgbtIg

Plastic is everywhere—often discarded after just one use. A company in Romania proves that caring for the planet and embracing sustainable business models can go hand in hand. Proud to support this through IFC, creating circular economies & jobs. #WorldEnvironmentDay

Digitalization is the transformational opportunity of our time; however, the digital gap continues to grow, with one-third of the global population offline in 2023 and 850 million people lacking any form of ID. How can we close the gap? Read more: wrld.bg/L6b750VhBJI

Protecting our oceans is protecting our planet. Protecting entire marine ecosystems. Protecting the people & communities who depend on them. This #WorldOceanDay, hear the stories of those fighting for our most precious resource. wrld.bg/YHEi50W5Ihk

Did you know that 75% of countries in sub-Saharan Africa have low to moderate electricity access? Mission 300 is bringing together African governments, the private sector, and partners to connect 300 million people to electricity by 2030: wrld.bg/gb6450W5XzE #PoweringAfrica

Helping young people in Bhutan build careers at home is both a challenge and an opportunity. The country needs their talent—and a strong private sector to harness it. Glad to discuss this central element of our partnership with Tshering Tobgay. wrld.bg/qXnc50VY1HI

Updating our global poverty lines to reflect changing living costs helps us better track progress to #EndPoverty. My colleagues Luis Felipe López-Calva, Haishan Fu & Deon Filmer explain why such adjustments are critical to success. wrld.bg/PCqC50W6ChA

Trade tensions & policy uncertainty come at a significant cost to global growth. Global growth is now projected at just 2.3% in 2025. Forecasts have been downgraded in 70% of economies. A cost the world cannot afford in order to create jobs & reduce poverty. #GEP25

Happy to be in Europe to connect with our long-standing World Bank partners in Austria, Sweden & Norway. I look forward to further strengthening our collaboration for the people we serve.

A pleasure to spend time at our Vienna office which, like the rest of the World Bank Group, is evolving to meet new development challenges & opportunities—with great support from the government and people of Austria. And always special to have a moment with our Ukraine team.

Good to meet Minister Markus Marterbauer for the first time and to reaffirm our appreciation to Austria for its strong support to the World Bank Group and the lowest-income countries through its leadership in supporting IDA - World Bank.

Always good to be back in Oslo! I appreciated a day with Norway MFA and with Minister Åsmund Grøver Aukrust, Klima- og miljødep & Norad on growth and jobs in developing countries, and the need for ambition, speed, scale & continued support for countries in fragile and conflict settings.

Great to be with our Swedish partners—Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sida, Swedfund & Ministry of Finance—to thank them for their vital role in raising ambition on development outcomes. Delivering lasting impact at the country level takes strong partnerships like the one we have with Sweden.

Very good to engage with Swedish civil society at the invitation of Minister Diana Janse. My message to them: creating jobs through growth, reforms, sound macroeconomic management & private capital will take us further. We’re committed to doubling down on this agenda.

When disasters strike, our response tools are available immediately. Because when development gains are on the line, flexibility is critical. Our Crisis Response Toolkit helps countries act fast when it matters most. linkedin.com/pulse/helping-…

Thought-provoking discussion with experts from the private and public sectors & academia on development strategies for the Sahel. It's clear that driving progress requires a shift from traditional approaches with a strong focus on job creation.

The World Bank’s #Mission300 initiative is closing the energy gap, bringing real electricity to 300 million people in Africa by 2030.

Foreign Direct Investment is a critical piece of the development financing puzzle. Yet, our new analysis shows that investment to developing countries is at its lowest level since 2005. Reversing this trend is critical for job creation and growth. worldbank.org/en/research/pu…