{"podcast":{"title":"This Week in Global Development","slug":"this-week-in-global-development-6311778","podcast_index_feed_id":6311778,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5837438/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/this-week-in-global-development--5837438","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/71e7688b8237c333a8d8a3205a7a0671.jpg","author":"Devex","episode_count":216,"summary":"Dive into the week's most critical global development news with the This Week in Global Development podcast. In each episode, hosts Adva Saldinger, David Ainsworth, and Rumbi Chakamba break down major headlines and invite leading experts for insightful analysis. Get up-to-date on news regarding foreign aid, humanitarian crises, the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals, finance, philanthropy, climate, food systems, global health, and stay informed on the latest trends and policy changes shaping global development. Episodes are published every Friday and can also be watched on YouTube. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@devex Sign up to the Devex Newswire and our other newsletters: https://www.devex.com/account/newsletters","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-global-development-6311778"},"episode":{"title":"Inside the World Bank Spring Meetings","slug":"inside-the-world-bank-spring-meetings","published_at":"2026-04-17T08:19:58+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-global-development-6311778/inside-the-world-bank-spring-meetings","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-global-development-6311778","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/inside-the-world-bank-spring-meetings--71399903","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71399903/twigd_cap_summit_mixdown.mp3","summary":"Against the backdrop of the World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings , Devex reporters Adva Saldinger, Michael Igoe, and Ayenat Mersie dissect the stories they’ve been hearing on the ground this week. That includes the latest OECD figures showing a staggering 25% drop in official development assistance, the ripple effects of the conflict in the Middle East, and a newfound focus on rebuilding public consensus. The discussion also looks at the World Bank ’s bold new “sector-first” strategy, highlighted by the launch of Water Forward — an ambitious initiative aiming to provide one billion people with access to clean water through country-led compacts. The return of African trade corridors enters the discussion as well, along with the International Monetary Fund ’s scramble for concessional funding. To dig into these stories, listen to this episode of This Week in Global Development.","meta_description":"Against the backdrop of the World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings , Devex reporters Adva Saldinger, Michael Igoe, and Ayenat Mersie dissect the stories they’…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1626,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-week-in-global-development-6311778/episodes/inside-the-world-bank-spring-meetings/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-global-development-6311778/inside-the-world-bank-spring-meetings.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}