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Weekly Update:

➡️ Last Week in Bangkok: Jobs, Small AI, and Private Capital #WBGMeetings
➡️ See How Türkiye Turns Private Capital into Jobs
➡️ A $75 Million Bet Drew $6 Billion In Orders For Mexico's Grid
➡️ 850,000 Jobs Expected As Nigeria's Small Businesses Get Funding

🔗 https://t.co/zom7PRFEmG 🔗

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Africa needs more jobs for its growing young workforce. Can AI help close the gap?

Join @WorldBankGroup Chief Economist for Africa, Andrew Dabalen, and regional experts on November 3 to explore AI’s potential to boost productivity and create jobs.

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Policymakers. Entrepreneurs. Innovators. Students.

If AI in Africa matters to you, this conversation is for you. Join Andrew Dabalen, @WorldBankGroup Africa Chief Economist, and regional experts on Nov 3 at 9AM ET.

Register today: https://t.co/q8lPmwrbpq #AfricaEconomicUpdate

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OUT NOW | Poverty reduction has stalled, but that doesn't make it intractable. More jobs, better-paid jobs, and sustained economic growth where poverty is highest can help correct course.

Explore the new @WorldBankGroup's #3PR ➡️ https://t.co/yuiQrYDikx

[Anna Bjerde @bjerde_anna]

1.2 billion young people will reach working age in developing countries over the next 10–15 years. AI can help increase productivity and create the jobs they need only if the foundations are in place.
For more, see: https://t.co/3bZ9YPWHn1

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Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) do not just contribute to the economy. They are the economy. They represent 90% of firms. They employ 75% of workers in the developing countries.

Watch Ajay at the #WBGmeetings⁠: https://t.co/xU3AAGlFr9

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🗨️ We asked, you answered!

At the #WBGMeetings, we asked people what makes them optimistic about artificial intelligence and its potential to boost productivity, expand opportunities, and create more and better jobs in developing economies.⁠
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Learn more: https://t.co/01dgHOl42L

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AI + satellites = smarter trade.

@WorldBankGroup research shows how geospatial data can pinpoint congestion, improve freight flows, and strengthen trade corridors across Africa.

Read more: https://t.co/mXqn0p2XLc

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AI isn’t just for tech giants. Small AI offers practical solutions to help farmers, health workers, students, and small businesses thrive.

Learn more about AI’s potential for development. https://t.co/6oU3xbluVD

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“A job is not a statistic. A job is dignity.”

At the #WBGMeetings plenary, Ajay outlined how investment in infrastructure, health, education, and skills, alongside private capital, can help create more jobs.

Turning the jobs challenge into opportunity starts with action today.

Explore the highlights from the 2026 Annual Meetings: https://t.co/i9AsU6GQke

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Weather updates. Pest alerts. Farming advice. Farmer Rani Devi is using small AI from Digital Green to support her farm and women across her community in India. 

Learn more on AI’s potential in development: https://t.co/R3M27AOVXI

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1.2 billion people are expected to reach working age in developing economies over the next 10–15 years.

Supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) will be critical to creating the jobs and opportunities they need.

Learn more: https://t.co/xU3AAGlFr9

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71% of surveyed emerging-market firms use AI. But are they making the most of it?

Skills and stronger capabilities are key to turning AI adoption into productivity and innovation.

Explore the findings: https://t.co/4W2oYhNKjZ

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Ajay on @WorldBankGroup's role in taking solutions that work and extending their impact to hundreds of millions of people. https://t.co/3XXRhrBRwN

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Partnerships can turn ideas and resources into development results.

At the #WBGMeetings, the @WorldBankGroup launched its new Philanthropy Hub and engaged civil society and lawmakers on jobs, AI, debt, and private investment.

Explore the key takeaways from the #WBGmeetings https://t.co/qFj1yqk6Oq

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AI innovation is everywhere. The opportunity to scale it is not.

At Small AI Big Impact in Seoul, speakers explored how innovators, startups, and entrepreneurs across Africa and the Global South are building AI solutions for local challenges, and what it takes to expand participation in the AI economy.
▶️ https://t.co/pWD4ZwPwXh

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💡 Electricity is opening new ways to earn.

In #Niger, Saoude can now sell cold drinks, ice, and frozen treats from home, alongside her bean paste business.

Read what’s possible when #PoweringAfrica: https://t.co/aZyWePduAx #Mission300

[Paschal Donohoe @Paschald]

At the Global AI & Digital Summit in Seoul this week, we asked ministers, tech leaders & partners: how do we take small AI solutions from the few to the many, and fast?

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Investing in emerging markets is often seen as riskier, without the prospect of higher returns. New @WorldBankGroup research challenges that assumption.

@IFC_org lending data shows competitive returns, even in fragile markets. Higher risk can be priced and managed, unlocking capital for growth and jobs. https://t.co/S3chXp58lX

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More than 300 events. 13,000+ attendees. One big challenge: creating jobs.

From electricity and financing to AI and new partnerships, explore the key takeaways from the #WBGMeetings and what comes next: https://t.co/QNHrLkNvpk