World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. The World Bank is the collective name for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and International Development Association (IDA), two of five international organizations owned by the World Bank Group. It was established along with the International Monetary Fund at the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference. After a slow start, its first loan was to France in 1947. In the 1970s, it focused on loans to developing world countries, shifting away from that mission in the 1980s. For the last 30 years, it has included NGOs and environmental groups in its loan portfolio. Its loan strategy is influenced by the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, as well as environmental and social safeguards., the World Bank is run by a president and 25 executive directors, as well as 29 various vice presidents. IBRD and IDA have 189 and 174 member countries, respectively. The U.S., Japan, China, Germany and the U.K. have the most voting power. The bank aims loans at developing countries to help reduce poverty. The bank is engaged in several global partnerships and initiatives, and takes a role in working toward addressing climate change. The World Bank operates a number of training wings, and it works with the Clean Air Initiative and the UN Development Business. It works within the Open Data Initiative and hosts an Open Knowledge Repository.
The World Bank has been criticized as promoting inflation and harming economic development, causing protests in 1988 and 2000. There has also been criticism of the bank's governance and response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The president David Malpass faced strong criticism as he challenged the scientific consensus on climate change. He was replaced by Ajay Banga, supporting climate action. Provided by Wikipedia
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The World Bank Group and the global food crisis : an evaluation of the World Bank Group response /
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Building the skills for economic growth and competitiveness in Sri Lanka / by Dundar, Halil
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The little data book on private sector development 2014.
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Building integrated markets within the East African Community : EAC opportunities in public-private partnership approaches to the region's infrastructure needs.
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Municipal finances : a handbook for local governments /
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Sticky feet : how labor market frictions shape the impact of international trade on jobs and wages / by Hollweg, Claire H.
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Understanding the poverty impact of the global financial crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean /
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Area C and the future of the Palestinian economy / by Niksic, Orhan, Nasser Eddin, Nur Cali, Massimiliano
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Surge in solar powered homes : experience in off-grid rural Bangladesh / by Khandker, Shahidur R.
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Corporate governance of state-owned enterprises : a toolkit.
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Trading away from conflict : using trade to increase resilience in fragile states / by Calì, Massimiliano
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Valuing services in trade : a toolkit for competitiveness diagnostics / by Sáez, Sebastián
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The big business of small enterprises : evaluation of the World Bank Group experience with targeted support to small and medium-size businesses, 2006-12.
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World development indicators 2015 /
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Costa Rica five years after CAFTA-DR : assessing early results /
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Little data book on private sector development 2015 /
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Disinvesting in health : the World Bank's prescriptions for health / by Rao, Mohan
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China, long-term development issues and options : the report of a mission sent to China by the World Bank / by Lim, Edwin
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Africa Development Indicators 2007: Spreading and Sustaining Growth in Africa.
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Advancing gender equality : World Bank action since Beijing /
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