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Will AI make or take the next billion jobs? | The Development Podcast

How will artificial intelligence reshape the future of work—and will it create enough opportunities for the next generation? Over the next decade, 1.2 billion young peop

Knowledge in the Age of Disinformation and AI | The Development Podcast

What does knowledge mean in an age of AI, deepfakes, and disinformation? When information is everywhere, the real challenge is distinguishing insight from noise. In this

Working together: Partnerships for Impact | The Development Podcast

In development, big wins come from working together — building trust, sharing expertise, and bringing the right partners to the table. In this episode of The Development

Getting Development Done: 2025 in Review and Look Ahead | The Development Podcast

This year countries grappled with a cascade of shocks and economic turbulence, from ongoing conflicts and economic uncertainty to catastrophic weather that tested communi

Everything Connected: Building Systems to Create Jobs | The Development Podcast

Job creation is the north star for the World Bank Group. But how can we go about it in a way that has a truly catalytic impact? Impact in the sense of generating large nu

What Do Shifting Demographics Mean For Future Development?

The world's population growth tells two stories: in many countries populations are aging, while in others, populations are getting younger. Projections show most countrie

Powering More With Less: All You Need To Know About Energy Efficiency | The Development Podcast

How can energy-efficient light bulbs, bricks, and buildings cut costs and improve energy security? In this episode of The Development Podcast, , we discover that energy

De-Risking Development: All You Need To Know About Guarantees | The Development Podcast

Risk is all around us, an inherent part of life. And in the world of development, there are also risks, including war, civil disturbance and expropriation. In this epis

Why Digital Transformation Matters | The Development Podcast

The digital world is developing at a phenomenal pace. From AI tools at our fingertips, to advancements in energy, consumer technology, and connectivity: change is here. H

Jobs: The Path to Prosperity | The Development Podcast

With 1.2 billion young people in emerging economies reaching working age over the next decade—and only about 420 million jobs expected to be generated—the urgency of find

Improving the Lives of Women in Artisanal Small-Scale Mining | The Development Podcast

To mark Women’s Month we’re digging into an often overlooked, but critical sector for the global economy, and for many millions of women: Artisanal and Smallscale Mining

Mission 300: Powering Development in Sub-Saharan Africa | The Development Podcast

Many of us take turning on a light switch or connecting our devices to a home Wi-Fi network for granted. If our phones need charging, we plug them in, if we want hot wate

2024 in Review and the Challenges Ahead | The Development Podcast

As the world approaches the quarter way point of the 21st century, we take stock of the last year in development and the challenges ahead. And we return to the work of th

IDA: Why Does the International Development Association Work? And How? | The Development Podcast

The International Development Association (IDA) is the part of the World Bank that helps the world’s low-income countries. IDA's grants and low-interest loans help countr

Annual Meetings 2024: How We've Progressed and What's Next? | The Development Podcast

The International Monetary Fund-World Bank Group 2024 Annual Meetings marked a turn of the page to the next phase of our mission: Ensuring job creation—and employment—are

Keeping Score: Measuring Impact in Development | The Development Podcast

As the old saying goes, if you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it. But of course, what you measure is important too. In this episode of The Development Podcast, we ex

Journey to a Livable Planet | The Development Podcast

Creating a world free of poverty on a livable planet has been the vision and mission of the World Bank Group since October 2023. But what does it mean for people and plan

What Does Artificial Intelligence Mean for the Developing World? | The Development Podcast

Does artificial intelligence amount to a dystopian nightmare for the developing world, eliminating jobs and confirming the worse biases across societies? Or could it lead

Forests: How Can We Prosper in Harmony With Nature? | The Development Podcast

Forests are disappearing at an alarming rate of 10 million hectares each year and about 12% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions are attributed to deforestation and fo

Spring Meetings 2024: From Vision to Impact | The Development Podcast

The 2024 World Bank Group-IMF Spring Meetings took place from April 11-18. The focus for this year was on how the World Bank Group can turn its vision – of creating a wor