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Weekly Update: #WBGMeetings recap
➡️ Jobs, Capital, Technology: The Plenary Playbook
➡️ Local Jobs, Smarter Tools: Small AI in Action
➡️ Ajay Banga Takes Civil Society's Questions
➡️ Data Is the New Collateral
➡️ $112 Billion Mobilized. What Comes Next?
🔗 bit.ly/4825PFz 🔗
🔴 LIVE NOW | Join Ajay, @bosuntijani, Hoshik Shin, @KateKallot for a conversation on the impact of small AI on job creation at the #GlobalAIDigitalSummit. xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1dGYlaQoP…
Happening today | Join the Global AI and Digital Summit to explore how practical AI solutions can create jobs, expand opportunities, and drive inclusive development. bit.ly/47IF34U
At the #WBGMeetings, we explored a common myth: AI will take more jobs than it creates in developing countries.
With 1.2 billion young people expected to enter the workforce in the next 10–15 years, small AI and stronger businesses can help create better jobs and expand opportunities.
Over the next 10–15 years, 1.2 billion young people in developing countries will reach working age, but only about 400 million jobs are projected.
At #WBGMeetings in Bangkok, leaders explored how private investment, AI, and support for small businesses can help create more and better jobs.
Explore the highlights from the 2026 Annual Meetings: bit.ly/3TQ3IkW
World Bank Group retweeted
Development that once took centuries could now happen within decades. That’s the promise of small AI: tools that run on a phone, w/ low connectivity, in local languages.
Ahead of @WorldBankGroup AI and Digital Summit, my chat w/ @guardian Heather Stewart
theguardian.com/technology/2…
Making development capital go further means freeing it for investment and expanding the scale of development finance. bit.ly/3TRdenL #WBGMeetings
That’s a wrap on the #WBGMeetings! From October 12–18, global leaders, civil society, private sector, and academia came together in Bangkok to tackle the toughest development challenges.
📸 Catch up on key moments, expert insights, and exclusive interviews: bit.ly/3Wa7qGE
Emerging markets hold enormous potential for investment and job creation.
At the #WBGMeetings, voices from around the world shared why mobilizing private capital is key to unlocking these opportunities.
🎥 Watch their takeaways.
Mobilizing more private capital can expand financing for development. Putting that capital to work in productive sectors helps strengthen economies and create jobs. bit.ly/3TRdenL #WBGMeetings
AI can help people do more, earn more, and unlock new opportunities.
At the #WBGMeetings "Small AI, More and Better Jobs" event, leaders discussed how AI can boost productivity, support entrepreneurs, and help create jobs across economies.
Watch: bit.ly/4iOAvkp
Do want to learn more about small AI? Join the upcoming Global AI & Digital Summit. bit.ly/47IF34U
Meet Sholto Stewart, the @WorldBankGroup’s Senior Annual Meetings Space Planner, who helped transform years of planning into a space ready to welcome global leaders in Bangkok, Thailand 🇹🇭.
Discover the people behind the 2026 #WBGMeetings.
What stood out from the 2026 #WBGMeetings?
Attendees shared their takeaways on development finance, AI, and private investment.
Watch their highlights from Bangkok.
1.2 billion young people. Only 400 million jobs expected.
How can we close the gap?
Investing in infrastructure, people, and the private sector can turn a looming jobs challenge into an engine of growth and opportunity.
Discover how 👇
AI is reshaping labor markets worldwide. Will it expand opportunity or deepen inequality?
Join leaders from government, business, and academia at the Global AI & Digital Summit to discuss how AI can create jobs & drive development.
📅 Oct 21 | 9:00 AM KST
bit.ly/3TNduUQ
“As AI becomes more accessible, the line between employee and entrepreneur is beginning to blur.” @Tharman_S
At the #WBGMeetings, leaders explored how AI is lowering barriers to entrepreneurship, boosting productivity, and opening new pathways to jobs and growth. Watch the replay: bit.ly/4iOAvkp
World Bank Group retweeted
As I welcomed fellow MDB leaders to Manila for the group’s first-ever meeting here, I was encouraged by how much we have achieved together during ADB’s 2026 chairship.
Our partnership is delivering results. We have advanced private capital mobilization, including an updated MDB-wide methodology to measure it, and deepened collaboration on jobs, critical minerals, local currency financing, AI, and other shared priorities.
In an increasingly complex global environment marked by uncertainty, economic pressures, and rapid technological change, our collective action matters more than ever. I am confident we will build on this momentum and deliver even more for the people we serve.
Read our statement: adb.org/news/mdb-heads-stren…
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What if strengthening vaccine security could also create thousands of jobs?
A new @biovac_inst facility in South Africa is expected to produce up to 250M doses a year at full scale and support at least 7,000 jobs.
Read how: bit.ly/4efb8VD #EndPoverty
Innovation can help development solutions reach more people, faster. At #WBGMeetings Global IDA Forum, civil society partners shared local approaches from Malawi, Afghanistan, Senegal & Zambia.
With financing and knowledge, IDA can scale up the solutions that work.
Learn more how #IDAWorks: bit.ly/47XK5KQ
