Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former Finance Minister of Nigeria and Managing Director of the World Bank, is currently Board Chair of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and a member of the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former Finance Minister of Nigeria and Managing Director of the World Bank, is currently Board Chair of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and a member of the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate.
To sustain economic growth and development, we need to tap the potential of all people, giving women opportunities not just to work, but also to lead. What better moment to transform women's role in t… read more
At a time when Africa is facing serious economic challenges, aid from its traditionally generous foreign donors, including the US and Europe, is set to shrink, owing to political and economic constrai… read more
The marginalization of girls worldwide is morally reprehensible, socially self-defeating, and economically foolish. By addressing it, we could not only protect millions of children, but also tackle so… read more
During the last century, the battle to secure equality for women and girls has been fought in the classroom, in the voting booth, and in the boardrooms of Fortune 500 companies. But ending gender ineq… read more
Africa is well placed to build diversified economies based on low-carbon, sustainable infrastructure. But policymakers cannot simply assume that the continent's rise will continue; they must take the … read more
In the past, providing electricity to the 1.3 billion people without access to it today would have required emitting more greenhouse gases, thus aggravating the consequences of climate change. Fortuna… read more
As world leaders convene at the G-20 and other forums in the coming weeks, the fight against corruption should remain high on the multilateral agenda. All G-20 countries should ratify the United Natio… read more
