El 5 de abril de 2019, el Directorio Ejecutivo del Banco Mundial seleccionó a David R. Malpass como 13. er presidente del Grupo Banco Mundial. Su mandato de cinco años de duración comenzó el 9 de abril de 2019. El Sr. Malpass se desempeñó antes como subsecretario de Asuntos Internacionales del Departamento del Tesoro de los Estados Unidos. En su calidad de subsecretario, representó a los Estados...
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Rachelle Akuffo is an anchor at Yahoo Finance, covering the latest market-moving news, closing bell action and financial news. This British-Ghanaian journalist is a former award-winning news anchor for CGTN America and host of its flagship magazine business show, Global Business America. Ms. Akuffo began her career as a radio journalist in England and went on to work as an anchor and reporter...
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Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, has served as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA) since 2009, as a leading global voice in advancing universal access to affordable, effective, and safe financial services. She emphasizes that financial inclusion accelerates progress toward numerous development and economic goals including poverty...
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Carmen M. Reinhart , es desde el 15 de junio de 2020 la vicepresidenta y primera economista del Grupo Banco Mundial, y como tal brinda a la institución liderazgo intelectual en un momento de crisis sin precedentes. También está a cargo del Departamento de Economía del Desarrollo del Banco. Las áreas de especialización de Reinhart son las finanzas internacionales y la macroeconomía. Su labor ha contribuido a la...
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Annette Dixon is the Vice President for Human Development at the World Bank Group, overseeing the Global Practices for education; health, nutrition, and population; gender; and social protection and jobs. She was previously the Bank’s Vice President for the South Asia Region. In managing the World Bank’s engagement in South Asia to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity, Annette led...
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Jacob Jusu Saffa is Minister of Finance of Sierra Leone as of April 12, 2018. He was a member of a Transition Team set up by President Bio to conduct a stock taking exercise of the state of affairs of Government Ministries, Department and Agencies. He was the Team Lead for the Finance and Economic Development Pillar under the Transition Team. Mr. Saffa started his career as a Development Planning...
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Banlieuz'art is a Guinean music group made up of two members, Konko Malela and King Salaman. They modernize the local traditional sound making it accessible to new listeners by infusing it with hip hop, reggae, dancehall, and RNB flavors. They have been influenced by classics such as the Bembeya Jazz, Bob Marley, Morgan Heritage, and Fugees, and their music aims to depict the daily realities in...
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Ulla Tørnæs has a degree in Business Administration in English and French from Copenhagen Business School. University-level studies in Chambéry, France, and at the Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen.
Minister for Development Cooperation since November 2016. Minister for Higher Education and Science from February to November 2016. Minister for Development Cooperation from 2005 to 2010....
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(Joining via video) Erica Armah-Bra Bulu Tandoh, 11, also known as DJ Switch from Ghana, made a name for herself after spinning for just two years. Ms. Tandoh chose the name DJ Switch because she wants to “switch up people's happiness." She is also a poet, dancer, motivational speaker and actress. In addition, she is the Executive Director and founder of DJ Switch Foundation, which advocates for...
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Win Win Tint took over the family supermarket when she was just 21 and she has since built the single-store operation into one of Myanmar’s leading retail chains. She also founded the Pahtama Group, one of the country’s fastest-growing distributors of consumer products, and currently serves as president of the Myanmar Retailers’ Association. Win Win Tint, who was named a Young Global Leader by...
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