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Remarks by World Bank Group President Ajay Banga at the 2025 Annual Meetings Plenary
"The recent events in Syria and Gaza give us reason to hope that peace is possible wherever conflict exists—DRC, Sudan, Ukraine, Yemen, and beyond.
As we hope for peace, we must also prepare for it."
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