This episode is all about supporting the world's poorest countries as we face the ongoing challenge of multiple crises. Srimathi Sridhar: And I'm Srimathi Sridhar. Raka Banerjee: Hello and welcome to The Development Podcast from the World Bank, coming to you from Washington, DC and beyond. Maaria Henry, Fisheries Protection Officer from Kiribati.Gregory Chen, Managing Director, Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative, BRAC International.Dirk Reinermann, Director, IDA Mobilization & IBRD Corporate Finance, World Bank.Tell us what you think of our podcast here >. Join us as we speak with Dirk Reinermann, the World Bank’s Director of Development Finance who oversees IDA, Gregory Chen, Managing Director for the Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative, within BRAC International, and Maaria Henry, a Fisheries Protection Officer from the Republic of Kiribati in Micronesia, which sits at the forefront of the climate challenge. On this episode of The Development Podcast, we explore how IDA works across the world on a range of key development issues and priorities, with the help of some key partners.

IDA’s most recent replenishment, IDA20, resulted in a historic $93 billion financing package for IDA countries for fiscal years 2022-2025. It’s the largest single source of donor funds for basic services in these countries and aims to eliminate extreme poverty. Meet the International Development Association (IDA), the arm of the World Bank that helps the world’s poorest countries-75 to be exact.

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