Press release
30 January 2012
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Finance
Anders Borg and Gunilla Carlsson present this year' World Bank report on gender equality as smart economics
Swedish launch of World Bank report on gender equality as a pre-condition for reducing poverty and increasing growth.
On 31 January, Minister for Finance Anders Borg and Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson are to present the World Development Report 2012 in Stockholm, together with the report' principle author, Dr Ana Revenga (World Bank). The focus of the report is gender equality and development, which is one of the Government' prioritised areas for Swedens development cooperation.
Time and place
Tuesday 31 January at 12.30
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Press Centre, Fredsgatan 6
Contact
Daniel ValiollahiPress Secretary
+46 8 405 10 00
Evin Khaffaf
Press Secretary
+46 70 283 95 97
email to Evin Khaffaf
