The International Development Association (IDA) is part of the World Bank and one of the largest sources of assistance to poor countries. The three-year IDA-20 replenishment has been launched early to address the urgency of development needs under the on-going pandemic. The term ‘Economic Transformation’ has received central attention within the broader theme of Building Back Better from the Crisis: Towards a Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Future.

This panel seeks to expand and deepen the focus of economic transformation by combining the social and economic tools of transformation. Focusing on the term ‘socio-economic transformation’, we explore IDA-20’s role in strengthening the essential linkages between growth-enhancing strategies such as sustainable industrialisation and increased employment combined with the supporting and essential role of public services.

Participants

• Moderator Luiz Vieira Bretton Woods Project
• Peter Kamalingan, Pan Africa Director, Oxfam
• Farwa Sial Senior Policy and Advocacy Officer, Eurodad
• Dr. Kwabena Otoo Nyarko Director of Research and Policy- TUC Ghana
• World Bank Representative (TBC)

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