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Closing the gender gap in the workforce is crucial in today’s global economic landscape. With expectations of sluggish growth in the coming years and traditional growth engines struggling, empowering women in the labor market is a vital strategy for economic... Read More

The International Economic Association is pleased to announce its new initiative “IEA Lecture Series in Economics”. This initiative aligns with its mission to advance the dissemination of economic thought and knowledge worldwide while addressing contemporary global challenges in economics. The programme... Read More

Submit Now! The Finance for Development Lab and the Paris School of Economics will be hosting the 7th edition of the Interdisciplinary Sovereign Debt Research and Management Conference, or simply "DebtCon", on 29-31 May 2024, at the Paris School of... Read More

The Global Development Awards Competition is an innovative award scheme administered by GDN, funded under the Policy and Human Resources Development Fund (PHRD) trust fund managed by the World Bank, and generously supported by the Ministry of Finance, Government of... Read More

LABOR MARKETS AND STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION Submission deadline: May 14, 2023Submission email:menarrn@worldbank.orgNotification of acceptance: June 9, 2023Conference dates: September 14-15, 2023Conference location: Rabat, MoroccoOrganizers: Hosted by Bank Al-Maghrib (Central Bank of Morocco) and co-sponsored by the World Bank’s Office of the Chief... Read More

Economic growth is the foundation for social and economic development: it creates jobs, generates income opportunities, and helps reduce poverty. When it is inclusive and sustained, growth can also strengthen political and social stability. So it’s not surprising that growth... Read More