Private sector will need to play a bigger role in funding resilient infrastructure. World Bank financing and guarantees are helping countries deploy public funds to limit risk for greater private section participation. (2/3)

Adaption needs to be mainstreamed in every aspect of economic activity, including investments in social sectors; for example, in infrastructure and systems planning in schools and hospitals: Auguste Tano Kouamé, World Bank Country Director for #India , at #ICDRI2024 . (1/3)

India’s emphasis is on reform, perform and transform. Our approach to development is futuristic and is also aimed at building a better as well as more sustainable planet. Anna Bjerde

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As temperatures rise, demand for cooling products is expected to grow.

Discover how #CleanEnergy adoption can help in space cooling and refrigeration: wrld.bg/Ru5y50Rb3EN
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Limited infrastructure, shortage of medical equipment & large vacancies for doctors used to hold back access to #healthcare in #Uttarakhand . A #PPP (Public–Private Partnership) model is now changing that for residents.

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World Bank is changing to operate faster at scale and cut out bureaucracy, says the bank's MD Anna Bjerde.

Bjerde says the World Bank's upcoming strategy for gender parity will be focused on developing women leaders and entrepreneurs. Tune in for an exclusive conversation at 5…

Thank you M.K.Stalin for your appreciation of our strong partnership with #TamilNadu on urban infrastructure and rural livelihoods.

We look forward to continuing to leverage private finance for efficient municipal services, water security and more & better jobs for women.

Investing in women is always a good decision!

In Chengalpattu, #TamilNadu , I met rural women who, thanks to our support, have transformed their ideas into successful business enterprises.

Since then, many of them have created jobs, trained youth & reinvested in the community.

Stepping up to respond to the energy transition and climate crisis requires a 'business NOT as usual' strategy and mindset where speed and impact are at the forefront. #RaisinaDialogue

With the women of Chennai, World Bank Managing Director Anna Bjerde shares how this safe & affordable hostel – built through a public-private partnership – promotes women's participation in the labor force.

Booming Indian cities can propel the country’s growth trajectory.

Pleased to discuss with Hardeep Singh Puri (मोदी का परिवार) the need to enhance the delivery of clean water and step up municipal finance solutions that build on the capacity to attract commercial financing & private sector investment.

A home away from home for Almas Banu & many other young women like her.

The safe & affordable hostel – built through a public-private partnership with the Tamil Nadu government, World Bank & @tnifmc – allows women from small towns to live and work in Chennai.

Life-changing!

உலக வங்கியின் மேலாண்மை இயக்குநர் திருமதி அன்னா ஜெர்டே அவர்கள் மாண்புமிகு முதலமைச்சர் திரு. M.K.Stalin அவர்களை சந்தித்துப் பேசினார்.

India's very first World Bank loan was for the Indian Railways, 75 years ago.

Exciting to learn more about the first dedicated freight corridor and innovations in the digital space with Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw (मोदी का परिवार), and how India’s experience can be shared with others.

ORF Jochen Flasbarth Anna Bjerde .Anna Bjerde: 85% of climate finance is directed towards mitigation. It is adaptation that needs more funds. We could reduce subsidies for fossil fuels, and turn it into resources for climate finance.

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ORF Jochen Flasbarth .Anna Bjerde: The amount of climate #finance that is flowing into #developing countries is insufficient right now. The US$420 billion that is flowing in is far below what is required to address climate action.

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Listen to Anna Bjerde, Managing Director of Operations at World Bank, speak at #Raisina2024 - #People , #Planet , & Prosperity: #Invest , #Finance & Grow.

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#Raisina2024 | #People , #Planet , and Prosperity: #Invest , #Finance and Grow

We are live tweeting the session with V. Anantha Nageswaran,Jochen Flasbarth, Anna Bjerde, @pramodcpraj, Sumant Sinha & Geraldine Ang

Stay tuned for live updates!

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Coming up at 5pm - Anna Bjerde World Bank MD of Operations speaks exclusively to CNBC-TV18 on global growth, reforms underway at the World Bank, future areas of interest in India, private capex and bridging the gender gap. Tune in! CNBC-TV18 World BankIndia

Once ravaged annually by relentless floods from the Kosi, north #Bihar is now a model for effective flood management with World Bank’s support.

📹 Watch how strategic embankments & an advanced Flood Management Centre are strengthening Bihar's resilience: wrld.bg/l0jl50QyEBY