Photos from 'Global Development and the Middle-Income Trap' on May 27

Summary

On Monday, May 27th, 2024, the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), the Knowledge for Change Program of the World Bank, Sida and the Expert Group for Aid Studies (EBA) hosted a public knowledge event. The focus was on how middle-income countries can accelerate creative destruction and graduate to high-income status, despite challenges like economic fragmentation, demographic changes, and climate change.

The event featured a preview of the forthcoming World Development Report and an engaging panel discussion on issues such as data production, availability, and the impact of conflicts and geopolitical tensions.

Did you miss the chance to attend the lecture? Click here to watch the insightful lecture.

Welcome

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Photo of Torbjörn Becker (1), Director of Stockholm Institute of Transition Economies and Chair of the Expert Group for Aid Studies, as he and Mats Hårsmar (2), Deputy Managing Director, the Expert Group for Aid Studies, inaugurates the event, extending a heartfelt greeting to all attendees in person and online via Zoom. Photo: Dominick Nilsson

Keynote by Indermit Gill (World Bank Group)

Photo of Indermit Gill, Senior Vice President of Development Economics and Chief Economist of the World Bank Group. Photo by Dominick Nilsson

Panel discussion

Photo of (from left): Torbjörn Becker, Haishan Fu, Chief Statistician and Director for the Development Data Group of the World Bank, Norman Loayza, Director of the Global Indicators Group, the World Bank, Elina Scheja, Chief economist, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and Indermit Gill. Moderator: Mats Hårsmar. Photo by Dominick Nilsson