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Panel Operations Officer Discusses Panel’s Work at the Vienna University of Economics and Business

Birgit Kuba
Birgit Kuba

Operations Officer Birgit Kuba on May 5 presented the Inspection Panel’s history and mandate and discussed specific cases with participants of the 6th Economic Development Days at the Vienna University of Economics and Business in Austria. The event also included speakers from other units of the World Bank, as well as the Austrian Ministry of Finance, the Development Bank of Austria and the Austrian Institute of Economic Research. It covered a wide range of topics, including managing the World Bank’s financial risk, labor markets in southeast Europe, industrialization in the 21st century, measuring poverty in Afghanistan, fighting natural disasters in South Asia, safeguarding people and the environment and accountability.