World Bank & Australia Boost Partnership in SA to Boost Women's Economic Empowerment

• The World Bank Group and the Australian Government are deepening their collaboration in South Asia
• The emphasis is on supporting inclusive growth with women's economic empowerment as a core focus area
• Both partners consider women's empowerment to be the core of attaining sustainable development

The World Bank group and the Australian government strengthen its longtime partnership in southern Asia with a common agenda of inclusive growth, with women's economic empowerment at the center of a shared vision for sustainable development.

For the World Bank, it is not just about unlocking opportunities for women, but also recruiting women's, businessmen, leaders in trade, skills and infrastructure programs.

Similarly, Australia's new gender strategy placed women's empowerment at the center of their foreign policy, development, humanitarian and commercial agendas.

This common agenda led to two high profile collaborative projects:  Southern Asia Regional Trade Facilitation Program (SartFP) and connectivity of the Southern Asia Regional Infrastructure (Saric).

Both projects are focused on research, government activities and pilot activities that expand women's participation in cross -sectional trade, entrepreneurship and skill development training.

The World Bank group and the Australian government are improving their partnership in southern Asia to boost inclusive growth, with a special focus on women's economic empowerment.

Both employees perceive women's contribution as centers to sustainable development and are working together for conventional women in commerce, entrepreneurship, skill training and infrastructure initiatives.

Together they intend to create opportunities that not only improve regional economies, but also ensure women's participation in innovation and growth factors.