Podcasts about world bank director

In today's episode, World Bank Director for Global Education Luis Benveniste joins Bob Hawkins, Ekua Bentil and Alex Twinomugisha, from the EdTeach Team, to talk about how education systems can prepare young people for the future of work. They reflect on the Bank's jobs agenda, the need to invest in both foundational and digital skills, and the role AI could play in transforming education and employment. The conversation includes insights from the Africa Centers of Excellence, lessons from the Digital Skills report and practical examples of how to better align education with labour market needs.LinksThe Africa Higher Education Centers of ExcellenceDigital skills to accelerate human capital for youth in AfricaEmpowering Africa's youth: Bridging the digital skills gapDigital Pathways for Education: Enabling Greater Impact for AlStanding together for teachersA podcast produced by Lucía Blasco.

The World Bank has approved the equivalent of $250m from the International Development Association for Mozambique to improve transport in the capital, Maputo. World Bank Director for Mozambique Idah Pswarayi-Riddihough says the funds will be used to improve road access to poor neighbourhoods and improve the country's transport system and other infrastructure projects. She says the operation will ultimately contribute to expanding economic opportunity and social inclusion. Poor access to jobs and services is a major constraint on urban economic productivity.

This week the boys get together and discuss the following issues that made news in Pakistan this week: 1. Asaduddin Owaisi's tirade against Imran Khan for raising the plight of Indian Muslims (6:00) 2. Prank Calls to the Rescue service line in Gilgit-Baltistan (22:20) 3. Passing of Army Act amendments in record-setting time by the Parliament (27:13) 4. World Bank Director for Pakistan's ill-informed tweet on alleged gender discriminatory policies in Pakistan (42:31) Email us at thepodcastchowk@gmail.com with any comments, feedback, critique, topic recommendations, etc. Follow us on Twitter: @PodcastChowk Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/podcastchowk/

In the latest Rising Powers and Interdependent Futures podcast series, BBC Hardtalk’s Stephen Sackur interviews Yukon Huang, a former director World Bank Director for China and Russia. They discuss China’s economic prospects and its role in galvanising international action on climate change. How do other members of the BRICs view China and will the Belt and Road initiative upset the current geo-political balance? This weekly podcast mini-series explores the issues and implications of the Rising Powers and Interdependent Futures research programme.

Yukon Huang thinks that China’s economy is extremely unconventional. Unsurprisingly, then, that nearly all the conventional economic wisdom we hear about this economy — particularly the two hugely popular poles of opinion that treat it as either an unstoppable force or a crisis-in-waiting — is wrong. So goes the contrarian take of the former World Bank Director for China and Russia, who is now Senior Fellow in the Asia Program at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Huang detailed his thoughts on China’s economy is his most recent book, Cracking the China Conundrum: Why Conventional Economic Wisdom Is Wrong. http://supchina.com/2017/10/24/cracking-the-china-conundrum-makes-bold-claims/ He sat down with Jeremy and Kaiser at SupChina’s NEXT CHINA Conference on January 17, and in this live podcast, answered provocative questions and defended surprising statements:  "Why is it that people think China's unbalanced growth is a risk, when it actually is a positive development?" "Why do people think [China] has a debt problem, when actually it's a sign of financial deepening?" "Why is it that corruption is seen as an impediment to growth, when in China actually it's been a booster to growth?" "We assume that the more innovative you are as a country, the faster you grow, when actually it's the opposite." Recommendations: Jeremy: The China Questions: Critical Insights into a Rising Power, a fantastic collection of essays by scholars at Harvard University’s Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, edited by Jennifer Rudolph and Michael Szonyi. And radiooooo.com, a site you should definitely check out if you are a music lover. Yukon: The recent movie Hidden Figures, about black women mathematicians who worked for NASA in the 1960s. Kaiser: A two-part documentary on Channel NewsAsia called China on Film, a collection of the earliest footage ever shot in China, dating back to the last years of the Qing Dynasty.  

The World Bank is adopting a new policy governing procurement in projects financed by the Bank. Join communications officer Pabsy Pabalan and Robert Hunja, World Bank Director for Solutions and Innovations in Procurement, as they delve into the new system. *** ABOUT PABSYLIVE A young professional and a native of the Philippines, Pabsy has become our star reporter and a trusted voice with young people. Her interviews capture a wide range of World Bank Group issues: agriculture and sustainability, food and water security, childhood development, forced marriage, climate change, microfinance, transportation, labor issues and regulations, and digital dividends. Read more: blogs.worldbank.org/voices/pabsyliv…prings-meetings