Eighth Annual Conference of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paris, France - The Eight Annual Conference of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank was held in Paris on November 20-22, hosted by the French National Assembly and the French Government. The conference was jointly organized by the PNoWB, the French National Assembly
and the World Bank Group in close cooperation with the Association of European Parliamentarians for Africa (AWEPA); and with the support of the French Government, the French Bilateral Development Agency AFD, the International Monetary Fund, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) and the Mayor of Strasbourg.

This gathering provided a platform for open dialogue and debate on major development and poverty issues among legislators from around the world, heads of development agencies, and other development actors. The conference in Paris gave the participants – 150 MPs and development leaders from around the world – the opportunity to hear from and interact directly with the French Minister of Finance, the President of the World Bank and the Managing Director of the IMF among others.

The conference provided participating Members of Parliament with practical knowledge, conceptual tools and other resources to address central issues on the international agenda, including climate change, the food crisis and how to make development aid more effective, fostering development at the country and regional level.

Taking place during the EU-Presidency of France, the week after the November 15 summit of the G20 one month after the Annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group, two months after the Accra High-Level Forum and one week prior to the Financing for Development conference in Doha, the conference provided the opportunity to discuss issues at the top of the international agenda.

More information on the conference on the PNoWB website.