Live from Bangkok: An update from the World Bank and IMF annual meetings

This week we are coming to you live from Devex Impact House, our summit on the sidelines of the World Bank and IMF annual meetings. We unpack the bank’s push for “small AI” in developing countries to avoid the considerable costs of building data center architecture, while weighing the risks of deepening technological dependency on the U.S. and China.

Alongside exploring the institution’s drive for private capital mobilization, we also note a shift in how it approaches climate change. Despite a year of extreme weather emergencies, the World Bank has dropped its 45% finance target in favor of broader language around energy security and resilience.

To dig into these stories, and others, Devex’s Adva Saldinger sits down with Jesse Chase-Lubitz for the latest episode of our weekly podcast series.

Amid declining public trust in health institutions, population-wide policy shifts offer immediate, impactful health outcomes that go beyond traditional health care implementation. This spotlight segment of This Week in Global Development, recorded live on the sidelines of the World Health Summit in Berlin, explores how global tobacco control provides a proven operational framework for defending health equity today.

Hosted in partnership with the Global Health Advocacy Incubator, Devex Co-founder and Executive Vice President Alan Robbins sits down with President and CEO of Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Yolonda Richardson to discuss how policy reform serves as a foundational blueprint for global health equity. They discuss critical lessons learned from the movement to tackle modern challenges such as vaccine hesitancy, opposition to public health policies, and commercial determinants of health. For more, please visit https://www.tobaccofreekids.org/.