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SUMMARY:Global Development Lab Guest Talk with Dr. Stephane Straub\, World 
 Bank Group
DESCRIPTION:Prioritizing Infrastructure Investment: From Current Assets to 
 Future Growth \nGlobal Development Lab Guest Lecture with Dr. Stéphane S
 traub\nInfrastructure underpins economic growth\, shapes development traje
 ctories\, and determines how effectively societies deliver value to their 
 people. Yet decisions around infrastructure investment are rarely simple\;
  often constrained by incomplete data\, unclear returns\, and competing pr
 iorities.\nIn this talk\, Dr. Stéphane Straub\, Chief Economist for the I
 nfrastructure Vice-Presidency at the World Bank Group\, will present the f
 indings of a new WBG report – Prioritizing Infrastructure Investment. T
 he report draws on a comprehensive analysis of infrastructure assets acros
 s many countries\, examining the social rates of return on infrastructure 
 investment and how countries can optimise their investment mix to maximise
  value for people.\nThe report and its accompanying datasets are designed 
 to equip governments\, practitioners\, and development finance experts wit
 h the tools to prioritise infrastructure investments more effectively. \nD
 r. Straub will present the report’s findings and reflect on the World Ba
 nk Group’s broader learning from infrastructure projects around the worl
 d\, followed by a Q&A session.\nAgenda:\n\n10.00-10.05 – Welcome from Dr
 . Mirabelle Muuls\n10.05-10.30 – Presentation by Dr. Stéphane Straub\n1
 0.30-10.50 – Q&A Session\, chaired by Dr. Mirabelle Muuls\n10.50 – Clo
 se\n\nAbout the Speaker\nDr. Stéphane Straub is a distinguished economist
  and scholar renowned for his extensive contributions to the fields of eco
 nomics\, infrastructure development\, and institutional economics. As the 
 Chief Economist for the Infrastructure Vice-Presidency\, Stéphane brings 
 his wealth of knowledge and expertise to drive forward the analysis of tra
 nsformative infrastructure projects and policies.\nThis is an in-person on
 ly event. No registration is required.\n
URL:https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/208507/global-development-lab-guest-t
 alk-with-dr-stephane-straub-world-bank-group/
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LOCATION:LG101\, Business School\, Imperial Business School\, South Kensing
 ton Campus\, Imperial College London\, London\, SW7 2AZ\, United Kingdom
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