World Bank President Ajay Banga has warned of a looming jobs crisis in developing economies, saying that of the 1.2 billion people expected to reach working age over the next 10 to 15 years, current economic trajectories will generate only around 400 million jobs — leaving a deficit of 800 million. Banga made the remarks ahead of finance officials' talks in Washington this week, where the West Asia conflict is expected to dominate discussions. The warning underscores a structural challenge that could dwarf immediate geopolitical concerns, with hundreds of millions of young people in the developing world at risk of entering adulthood without viable employment.