Difference between revisions of "World Bank"
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According to the [[World Bank]] website: | According to the [[World Bank]] website: | ||
| − | :The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. We are not a bank in the common sense. We are made up of two unique development institutions owned by 184 member countries; the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA). Each institution plays a different but supportive role in our mission of global poverty reduction and the improvement of living standards. The IBRD focuses on middle income and creditworthy poor countries, while IDA focuses on the poorest countries in the world. Together we provide low-interest loans, interest-free credit and grants to developing countries for education, health, infrastructure, communications and many other purposes. | + | :The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. We are not a bank in the common sense. We are made up of two unique development institutions owned by 184 member countries; the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA). Each institution plays a different but supportive role in our mission of global poverty reduction and the improvement of living standards. The IBRD focuses on middle income and creditworthy poor countries, while IDA focuses on the poorest countries in the world. Together we provide low-interest loans, interest-free credit and grants to developing countries for education, health, infrastructure, communications and many other purposes.<ref>[http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTABOUTUS/0,,pagePK:50004410~piPK:36602~theSitePK:29708,00.html]</ref> |
| − | [http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTABOUTUS/0,,pagePK:50004410~piPK:36602~theSitePK:29708,00.html] | ||
President: [[Paul Wolfowitz]] | President: [[Paul Wolfowitz]] | ||
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World Bank: | World Bank: | ||
| − | The [[International Bank for Reconstruction and Development]] (IBRD) and the [[International Development Association]] (IDA). | + | The [[International Bank for Reconstruction and Development]] (IBRD) and the [[International Development Association]] (IDA).<ref>[http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTABOUTUS/0,,pagePK:50004410~piPK:36602~theSitePK:29708,00.html],/ref> |
| − | [http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTABOUTUS/0,,pagePK:50004410~piPK:36602~theSitePK:29708,00.html] | ||
Affiliates: | Affiliates: | ||
| − | [[International Finance Corporation]] (IFC) | + | *[[International Finance Corporation]] (IFC) |
| − | [[Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency]] | + | *[[Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency]] |
| − | [[International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes]] (ICSID) | + | *[[International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes]] (ICSID)<ref>[http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTABOUTUS/0,,pagePK:50004410~piPK:36602~theSitePK:29708,00.html]</ref> |
| − | [http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTABOUTUS/0,,pagePK:50004410~piPK:36602~theSitePK:29708,00.html] | + | |
| + | ==Notes== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Water: Governing Institutions]] | [[Category:Water: Governing Institutions]] | ||
Revision as of 15:36, 21 February 2008
According to the World Bank website:
- The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. We are not a bank in the common sense. We are made up of two unique development institutions owned by 184 member countries; the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA). Each institution plays a different but supportive role in our mission of global poverty reduction and the improvement of living standards. The IBRD focuses on middle income and creditworthy poor countries, while IDA focuses on the poorest countries in the world. Together we provide low-interest loans, interest-free credit and grants to developing countries for education, health, infrastructure, communications and many other purposes.[1]
President: Paul Wolfowitz [2]
World Bank:
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA).Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
