LEADER 02892cam a22004575i 4500001 99131234639306421 005 20210609192010.0 006 m d 007 cr cn||||||||| 008 020129s2021 dcu o i00 0 eng^^ 024 7 10.1596/35548 |2doi 035 (CKB)4920000001210211 035 (The World Bank)35548 035 (US-djbf)35548 035 (EXLCZ)994920000001210211 040 DJBF |beng |cDJBF |erda 100 1 Malpass, David. 245 10 Conversation with the Lowy Institute / |cDavid Malpass. 264 1 Washington, D.C. : |bThe World Bank, |c2021. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 computer |bc |2rdamedia 338 online resource |bcr |2rdacarrier 347 data file |2rda 490 1 Speeches of World Bank Presidents. 520 3 World Bank Group President David spoke about the World Bank's response for Coronavirus (COVID-19) was to make health programs available in a lot of countries. The Bank wanted to get as many people vaccinated as possible in countries around the world. The Bank is looking at how to help India now. India has massive needs way beyond the potential of the World Bank alone. World Bank commitments in calendar year 2020 were up by sixty-five percent from calendar year 2019. The World Bank Group has a unique ability to raise funding through the global bond markets, and in that way the donor countries put money in and then it's leveraged through that process. Debt relief, as described by the G20 as a Framework, involves burden sharing among the various official bilateral creditors and commercial creditors. The Debt Service Suspension Initiative that was done in 2020 saved five billion dollars for debtor countries. The Bank is working on climate issues by identifying priorities, working with countries on things where the Bank can add expertise. The OECD has an anti-corruption standard, and it would be good if more countries joined that standard. He mentioned the need to invest in both physical infrastructure and human capital. Human capital is one of the most valuable investments that countries make, and that people make in their own lives. He spoke about the unrest in Myanmar and the Bank has put a hold on disbursements there. 650 4 Anticorruption 650 4 Climate Change 650 4 Climate Change and Environment 650 4 Debt Markets 650 4 Disease Control and Prevention 650 4 Education 650 4 Education Finance 650 4 Environment 650 4 Finance and Financial Sector Development 650 4 Governance 650 4 Health Economics and Finance 650 4 Health, Nutrition and Population 650 4 Infrastructure Economics and Finance 650 4 Infrastructure Finance 650 4 International Governmental Organizations 830 0 Speeches of World Bank Presidents. 830 0 World Bank e-Library. 906 BOOK