CHINA: SHANGHAI TO HOST CONFERENCE ON REDUCING POVERTY.(Brief Article)

IPR Strategic Business Information Database, March, 2004

As part of a global learning process that aims to step up efforts in reducing poverty by assessing best practices and sharing valuable knowledge among developing countries, officials from the World Bank and the Government of China announced a conference to be held in Shanghai next May 25-27.

According to a press release, the World Bank, along with its partners, is sponsoring this conference because it is critical to unlock knowledge in order to expand or scale-up development results across regions and countries. For the first time developing country practitioners and policymakers from around the world will share their expertise about what works, what doesn't, and why, analyzing 70 cases of poverty reduction, and identifying key success factors throughout those efforts.