Creating Jobs for a Better Future | World Bank Group

Creating Jobs for a Better Future | World Bank Group
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Jobs create
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1.2 billion young people will reach working age in the next decade. If we don’t act now, there won’t be enough jobs for all of them.
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That’s why the World Bank Group is putting job creation at the center of all we do.
Jobs create dignity and hope. But they also create demand, self-sufficient economies, safety, and stability. And they unlock opportunity and vast potential for individuals, communities, and our world.
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Empowering women entrepreneurs
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Training young people for tomorrow’s opportunities
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Supporting small businesses for big impact
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World Bank Group Leadership Perspectives
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ARTICLE
How to create jobs for the world's 1.2 billion new workers
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SPEECH TRANSCRIPT
Paschal Donohoe, Managing Director & Chief Knowledge Officer World Bank Group: Building Skills, Creating Jobs, and Empowering Africa's Future
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INTERVIEW
Ajay Banga on India, Migration and a Youth Jobs Time Bomb | Bloomberg
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OPINION
To turn demographic growth into jobs, get the rules right | Devex
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Jobs end poverty
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For 40+ years, jobs have been more than the world’s surest path out of poverty. They’ve been a proven pathway to empowering individuals and creating thriving, sustainable economies.
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Jobs
The Engine for Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean
Jobs: The Engine for Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean
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The world is not prepared to create enough jobs for the 1.2 billion people who will become working-age adults in developing economies over the next decade. That's why the World Bank Group is committed to supporting Latin American and the Caribbean. Our goal is to help the region to become a global employment powerhouse. We aim to generate the conditions for the creation of more jobs, attract investment, and strengthen key sectors that fuel vibrant local economies and jobs.
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Jobs for People, Jobs for Progress
How East Asia & Pacific is advancing towards a better future
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For millions of people across East Asia and Pacific, jobs are more than income—they bring dignity, stability, and a pathway out of poverty. From farms and forests to roads, energy systems, and health services, the World Bank Group, working closely with governments and partners, is helping countries turn investments into opportunities, creating jobs where people live, and building the foundations for inclusive, resilient growth.
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A Path to Jobs and Opportunities
Breaking barriers to women's economic empowerment in South Asia
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The World Bank Group supports programs and initiatives in the region that create more and better jobs and give women access to employment, business opportunities, and productive assets. These stories from across South Asia show what happens when we
#Clear
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Path
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Powering an Energy-Secure Future Across Central Asia
Energy: Laying the Foundation for More and Better Jobs
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Central Asia’s investments in growing and modernizing its grid are directly and indirectly fueling job creation.
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From potential to skills and real jobs
How young women are powering change in Western and Central Africa
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Young women are acquiring practical skills and transitioning into stable employment, with more than 255,000 individuals participating in SWEDD/SWEDD+ training and economic empowerment programmes. Examples from Benin to Chad demonstrate that newly acquired competencies, such as solar installation and midwifery, enable young women to generate income and contribute to their communities. With nearly 3 million women and girls reached since 2015, SWEDD/SWEDD+ demonstrates that investment in women's education and workforce participation fosters local economic development and strengthens families and communities.
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All together.
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That’s how we win the jobs challenge.
Sustainable job creation doesn’t happen through one project or one organization working alone. It happens when infrastructure, policies, investment and the public and private sectors all work together. This is how we’ll help countries and continents accelerate job creation at never-before-seen scale.
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The Jobs Ecosystem
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Build the foundation
Healthcare, schools, roads, electricity, training colleges, digital infrastructure
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Support a business enabling environment
Land policy, labor law, bankruptcy law
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Mobilize private capital
Capital, de-risking tools, dispute resolution
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ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Powering tomorrow’s jobs
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HEALTHCARE
Healthy people. Healthier futures
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AGRIBUSINESS
Growing and feeding vibrant economies
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MANUFACTURING
Engineering stronger incomes & economies
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Where we’re investing
We’ve focused our efforts and investments on the industries with the greatest opportunity to empower individuals and accelerate transformative job creation.
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TOURISM
Tourism: A Jobs Powerhouse
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Why is an 80-year-old bank a critical jobs partner?
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What we’re doing
Creating jobs through partnership, education, and action.
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JOBS COUNCIL
Bringing together experts to create actionable, real-world strategies
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PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT LAB
Working with private sector leaders to unleash job creation
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IFC
Creating jobs by supporting businesses and entrepreneurs
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SCORECARD
Creating benchmarks to measure progress against easy-to-understand goals
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JOBS UMBRELLA MULTI-DONOR TRUST FUND
Investing in jobs, shaping futures
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SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
Helping bridge Africa's skills gap
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Ajay Banga
President, World Bank Group
“The best way to put a nail in the coffin of poverty is to give a person a job.
We want to create millions of jobs...
...but we need everyone’s help."
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Spread the word
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More about the jobs challenge
Regional Economic Updates
Market Insights
Related Resources
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