New World Bank Group Academy

Global knowledge platform launch, boosting Africa’s economic growth. If you're having trouble reading this message, [click here]( [Building a Cadre of Development Leaders and Practitioners]( [Building a Cadre of Development Leaders and Practitioners]( [The World Bank Group Academy is a new global knowledge platform for World Bank staff, development experts, government officials, and other partners to share knowledge and discuss ways to deal with difficult development challenges.]( [READ MORE]( Week’s Highlights [Unleashing Women’s Potential and Advancing Gender Equality in Economic Development]( [Unleashing Women’s Potential and Advancing Gender Equality in Economic Development]( [In the face of unprecedented crises and reversing progress on gender equality, the World Bank Group has released its new Gender Strategy 2024-2030 with bold ambitions along three objectives.]( [LEARN MORE]( [Putting Africa on the Path to Prosperity]( [Putting Africa on the Path to Prosperity]( [Ajay Banga and Mauritania President and African Union chairperson Mohamed Ould Ghazouani outline five ways resources like the World Bank’s IDA can boost economic growth and transformation in Africa.]( [FIND OUT HOW]( [Strong Electric Utilities Critical to Clean Energy for All]( [Strong Electric Utilities Critical to Clean Energy for All]( [Only 40 percent of electric utilities in developing countries are financially sustainable, finds a new World Bank report, jeopardizing global energy transition and access goals.]( [READ NEWS]( In Focus [Europe and Central Asia: Unlocking the Economic Potential of Refugees ]( [Europe and Central Asia: Unlocking the Economic Potential of Refugees]( [For World Refugee Day, this piece looked at how refugees can be assets for the countries that welcome them and contribute to economic growth when the right policies are put in place.]( [LEARN MORE]( [Latin America: Refugees’ Long Road to Social and Economic Integration]( [Latin America: Refugees’ Long Road to Social and Economic Integration]( [World Bank experts explore how the refugee and asylum system in Latin America must be protected, but also strengthened and supported.]( [SEE HOW]( News [Canada Pledges US$200 Million to World Bank’s Hybrid Capital]( [Global Gas Flaring Jumps to Highest Level since 2019]( [Launch of Singapore Water Center]( [READ LATEST NEWS RELEASES]( Connect with us on social media! Accredited journalists may obtain advance access to reports and information by registering with the Bank's [Online Media Briefing Center]( a password-protected site for working journalists. Material in this newsletter is copyrighted. Requests to reproduce it, in whole or in part, should be addressed to pubrights@worldbank.org For more information visit our website: [worldbank.org](. [Access to Information]( [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe from this list]( | [Update subscription preferences](