The World Bank and International Monetary Fund annual meetings are taking place at a pivotal moment, with conflict, climate shocks, and economic uncertainty exposing deep fault lines in how global development is financed.
With traditional aid models under pressure and global debt levels rising, the scale of investment needed far exceeds public budgets.
The summit is confronting fundamental questions about the future of development finance. From how countries manage mounting debt while investing in the future to the role of multilateral institutions in mobilizing private capital, at stake is the very future of how global resources are raised, directed, and deployed to address critical challenges.