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Today, Aamir Ibrahim, JazzWorld CEO and JazzCash & Mobilink Bank Chairman, and Johan Buse, CEO of banglalink, participated in a number of roundtables at the Annual Spring Meetings to mark The World Bank Group Digital and AI Day, exploring how we can move from fragmented interventions to systemic, scalable approaches across our markets. 📱Discussing the shared challenge of surging costs within the value chain, at the “World Bank: Roundtable on Device Affordability”, reinforcing our stance that smartphones are not a luxury but a critical enabler of economic activity. The session emphasized the need for operators, financial institutions and regulators to work together to address barriers preventing connectivity in underserved communities. 🧠 Exploring VEON’s commitment to implementing AI across our markets and platforms in a session on “Small AI: Replicable and Small AI Solutions for Jobs” - from banking to healthcare to ride-hailing, to help professionals in emerging markets become a better version of themselves during every minute of the day.