Jobs: The Path to Prosperity | The Development Podcast

About this episode

This episode discusses the urgent need for job creation for the youth in emerging economies and features insights from various experts and a young activist.

With 1.2 billion young people in emerging economies reaching working age over the next decade—and only about 420 million jobs expected to be generated— the urgency of finding scalable and sustainable solutions has never been greater. In this episode of The Development Podcast , we hear from one young person about their journey into the world of work and what the World Bank Group is doing to address one of the most urgent issues facing development: how to meet the stable employment aspirations of the developing world's fast-growing youth population. Featured voices Ajay Banga , President, World Bank Group Makhtar Diop , Managing Director, International Finance Corporation Christina Williams , Lawyer and activist Omprakash Shukla , Chairman and founder, Royal Group of Companies Sharon Maithia , Logistics Manager, Royal Group Timestamps [00:00] Welcome: Jobs, young people and prosperity [03:31] Young voices from Jamaica: Christina Williams, lawyer and activist [12:49] Job creation: Five promising sectors [15:09] Voices from Kenya: Inclusive growth and supply chains [19:48] The role of the private sector in job creation ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT PODCAST This international development…

People in this episode

Host: Ajay Banga

Guest: Christina Williams

Topics covered

• youth employment
• job creation
• sustainable solutions
• private sector
• inclusive growth

Keywords

• jobs
• youth
• employment
• World Bank
• development
• sustainability
• private sector
• inclusive growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: World Bank Group, International Finance Corporation, Royal Group of Companies

Places: Jamaica, Kenya

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