Author Archives: J. DEVAN

Prague May 22, 2012 Your Excellency, Distinguished Ministers, and Ladies and Gentlemen: It’s a great pleasure to join you here today, and to add my welcome to all of you, as we begin this important conference on “The ‘How To’ … Continue reading →

Your Excellencies, and ladies and gentlemen: It’s a great pleasure to join you, to help launch the World Bank’s new report – on Bulgaria’s effort to achieve greater innovation and competitiveness. As we begin our discussion:I’d like to explore three … Continue reading →

Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies and World Bank Conference Pretoria, South Africa – October 27, 2011 Ladies and gentlemen, it’s a pleasure to join you this morning. Let me echo my colleague, Irina Astrakhan, in welcoming you – on behalf … Continue reading →

Second Annual; ‘Gemloc’ Conference Rabat, Morocco June 1, 2011 On behalf of the World Bank Group, it’s a great pleasure to welcome you all here this morning. Thank you for coming to our second annual Gemloc conference. And let me … Continue reading →

Helsinki, Finland infoDev Global Forum May 30, 2011 A very good morning to you. It’s a pleasure to welcome you here today – on behalf of the World Bank Group – to infoDev’s fourth Global Forum on Innovation and Technology … Continue reading →

Adopting a longer term view on growth and investment opportunities The past two years, you will agree with me, has been a roller coaster ride — a pretty long one and the ride is yet to stop. It has led … Continue reading →

Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries Istanbul, Turkey, May 10, 2010 It’s a pleasure to join you, to add the perspective of the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation to this important conference. A dramatic backdrop … Continue reading →

Korea Institute of Finance Seoul, Republic of Korea, April 28, 2010 Thank you for that very thoughtful introduction, and thanks to all of you for taking part in this important conference. For the World Bank, it’s a great pleasure to … Continue reading →

McKinsey Event Dubai, 2009 Thank you for inviting me to your retreat. I am indeed very honored to be here. I am with the McKinsey Global Institute, an independent think tank of McKinsey & Company, charged to undertake significant research … Continue reading →