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| | World Bank Group - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Technically the World Bank is part of the United Nations system, but its governance structure is different: each institution in the World Bank Group is owned by its member governments, which subscribe to its basic share capital, with votes proportional to shareholding. | | | The agencies of the World Bank are each governed by their Articles of Agreement that serve as the legal and institutional foundation for all of their work [2]. | | | Although relied upon by poor countries as a contributor of development finance, the World Bank is often criticised, primarily by opponents of corporate "neo-colonial" globalization. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Bank
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| | What is the World Bank Group |
| | The World Bank is a public international financial institution created at the end of World War II whose mission is to provide loans and credits to developing countries for projects that alleviate poverty and promote social and economic development. | | | The World Bank Group is owned and governed by national governments, which become members by contributing to its capital stock. | | | The World Bank Group is a multilateral development bank that provides loans and credits to developing countries to stimulate social and economic development. |
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http://www.ciel.org/Ifi/IFIs_WB_Group.html
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| | Bretton Woods Project - World Bank Group |
| | The World Bank and IMF continue to pressure developing country governments to overrule or sideline their legislatures; a far cry from the principles of good governance which the institutions themselves espouse. | | | World Bank member nations approved $37 billion in debt relief for 17 countries at the end of March. | | | Civil society groups are backing official calls for reform of the World Bank's International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes - however, the future of the reforms looks uncertain due to resistance from developing countries. |
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http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/institution/wbg/index.shtml
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| | CNES: Expansion of World Bank Group's Infrastructure Agenda |
| | While the World Bank is shifting greater resources toward private provision, it is not abandoning investment in the public sector. | | | For this purpose, the IFC has established a Municipal Fund or Municipal Finance Group (modeled on a private equity fund) and has worked with bilateral donors to develop a subsovereign partial risk facility (GuarantCo) to address the constraints in financing subsovereign entities. | | | Currently, the World Bank Group is programming sizeable increases in infrastructure financing in its Country Assistance Strategies, which lay out the general lending plan over the medium-term (about 3 years) for each borrowing country. |
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http://www.servicesforall.org/html/worldbank/infrastructure_agenda.shtml
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| | World Bank Group |
| | The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) is a member of the World Bank Group. | | | World Bank's portal providing information and analysis on the investment environment and business opportunities in emerging markets. | | | org - The World Bank Group offers loans, advice, and an array of customized resources to more than 100 developing countries and... |
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http://forbank.info/info/World-Bank-Group
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| | THE WORLD BANK GROUP |
| | Credit lines to developing-country banks help redress the limited availability of term financing that constrains the ability of these banks to provide working capital and investment financing for their corporate customers. | | | The World Bank's central purpose is to reduce poverty and improve living standards by promoting sustainable growth and investments in people. | | | The World Bank Group consists of five closely associated institutions (collectively known as "The World Bank Group"): the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Development Association (IDA), the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA). |
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http://www.bisnis.doc.gov/bisnis/finance/WDBANK99.HTM
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| | The World Bank Treasury |
| | Increasingly, finance ministries and central banks and pension funds in member countries have requested that the Bank provide a range of technical assistance to help them develop their asset and liability management strategies and build institutional capacity. | | | With more than fifty years experience in financing the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and investing its reserves and pension fund, the World Bank Treasury has developed substantial expertise in asset and liability management. | | | Treasury also develops innovative lending products to meet World Bank clients' requests for customized financing - loans, derivatives, market hedges and other instruments - for their developmental programs. |
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http://treasury.worldbank.org
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| | The World Bank Group |
| | Although IFC's operations complement, and are often coordinated with other World Bank institutions, IFC is legally and financially independent, with its own Articles of Agreement, share capital and staff. | | | Today, with more than 160 member countries, US$31.6 billion in assets and US$2.3 billion in capital stock, IFC is the largest multilateral source of financing for private sector projects in the developing world. | | | The IBRD is a financial cooperative owned by the Governments of 181 countries that have subscribed to its capital (as of August 1998). |
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http://www.unsystemmoz.org/wb/brochure/wb_group.asp
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| | Mining, Environment and Development > The World Bank Group |
| | World Bank Group Assistance for Minerals Sector Development and Reform in Member Countries (PDF) - William Onorato, Peter Fox, and John Strongman. | | | The World Bank and International Finance Corporation, April 2002. | | | The World Bank and International Finance Corporation, 2002. |
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http://www.natural-resources.org/minerals/CD/twb.htm
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| | PSD Blog - The World Bank Group - Private Sector Development |
| | Chevron's recent announcement of its latest foray into wetland banking shows one mechanism, backed by legislation and regulation, that allows a value to be placed on biodiversity in situ that may act as a counter balance to the economic pressures to convert the land or use the resources unsustainably. | | | Preliminary findings from a World Bank study indicate that while China does represent a competitive challenge to Latin America as far as economic growth is concerned, the picture is much less dramatic than the current level of discussion would indicate. | | | By making press freedom a condition for its loans, the World Bank would protect the media, allowing them to defend the public's right to transparency and accountable government. |
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http://psdblog.worldbank.org
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| | World Bank - SourceWatch |
| | The Bank, which provided US$19.5 billion in loans to its client countries in fiscal year 2002, is now working in more than 100 developing economies, bringing a mix of finance and ideas to improve living standards and eliminate the worst forms of poverty. | | | For each of its clients, the Bank works with government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector to formulate assistance strategies. | | | Its country offices worldwide deliver the Bank's program in countries, liaise with government and civil society, and work to increase understanding of development issues. |
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http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=World_Bank
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| | WDRs |
| | The World Bank's annual World Development Report (WDR) is an invaluable guide to the economic, social and environmental state of the world today. | | | The reports are the Bank's best-known contribution to thinking about development. | | | Past reports have considered such topics as the role of the state, transition economies, labor, infrastructure, health, the environment, and poverty. |
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http://econ.worldbank.org/wdr
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| | International Finance Corporation - Corporate Governance |
| | The Global Corporate Governance Forum, co-founded by the World Bank and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), is an advocate, supporter, and disseminator of high standards and practices of corporate governance in developing and transition economies. | | | The activities of the joint IFC-World Bank Corporate Governance Group are aimed at helping companies and countries improve standards of governance for corporations, focusing on shareholder and stakeholder rights, board member duties, disclosure, and effective enforcement. | | | In addition to the value-added provided to individual client companies, working to improve the business climate for corporate governance contributes more broadly to IFC's mission to promote sustainable private sector investment and deepen capital markets. |
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http://www.ifc.org/ifcext/economics.nsf/Content/CG-Corporate_Governance_Department
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| | Data & Research |
| | Every year, the World Bank consults with the development community while preparing its annual World Development Report (WDR). In 2006, we have also reached out to young people around the world to seek their ideas and concerns, as the 2007 WDR is on "Development and the Next Generation". | | | It also offers the first comprehensive cross-country assessment of the impact of bank regulation on the operation of banks | | | New Research Shows that Supervision that Relies on Market Monitoring and Transparency Lowers Corruption in Bank Lending |
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http://econ.worldbank.org
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| | The World Bank Group : IBR |
| | The RBI is designed to provide in-service and pre-service training in banking and finance, through professional training, higher education and postgraduate courses. | | | is a non-profit training and higher education institution set up in 1991, by Government Decision, having as founders the National Bank of Romania and the Romanian Banks’ Association. | | | A Development InfoKiosk has been settled at The Romanian Banking Institute (IBR) |
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http://www.wb-infokiosk.org/index70.html
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| | The World Bank For Journalists |
| | If you are already registered and have a username and password, please click here. | | | If you are registered but have forgotten your password, please click here. | | | The site offers advance access to World Bank information and opportunities to submit questions through online press conferences. |
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http://media.worldbank.org
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| | World Bank Group |
| | To assess the qualifications of firms and to assist borrowers in establishing a short list, the Bank maintains a computerized roster of consulting firms interested in doing business on Bank-financed projects, called the Data on Consulting Firms (DACON) system. | | | The United Nations produces Development Business which provides information on business opportunities generated through the World Bank, regional development banks, and other development agencies. | | | Suppliers, contractors, and consultants can learn more about this process by attending a Business Briefing at World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC, or reading the Guide to International Business Opportunities. |
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http://www.exportmichigan.com/ibp_ns_selling_wb.htm
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| | World Bank Group's Social and Environmental Policies |
| | Although the World Bank's mandate is poverty alleviation, it often provides financial support to projects that have significant social and environmental impacts. | | | As of spring 2001, the following policies are under review at the World Bank Group: Involuntary Resettlement, Information Disclosure (version en français), Indigenous Peoples and Forestry. | | | Click on the link to proceed to IFC's and MIGA's Policies. |
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http://www.ciel.org/Ifi/IFIs_Social_Environmental.html
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| | World Bank Group South Asia : data reports studies statistics projects |
| | World Bank to Help Sri Lanka Strengthen the Public Health Sector | | | World Bank to Help the Government of Maldives Strengthen Social Service Delivery | | | Pakistan: World Bank Report Calls for Increased Flow of Funds to Developing Countries |
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http://wbln1018.worldbank.org/sar/sa.nsf
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| | Data |
| | The Bank’s annual compendium of economic, social, environmental, business, and technology indicators, the WDI, reports that only 33 countries are on track to reach the 2015 goal of reducing child mortality by two-thirds from its 1990 level. | | | The World Bank offers technical assistance to member countries in need to create an adequate statistical base for the analysis of economic, financial and social developments necessary to guide policy making. | | | Measuring Up to the Measurement Problem - the role of statistics in evidence-based policy-making |
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http://www.worldbank.org/data
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| | Ukraine |
| | World Bank experts believe that the recently agreed increase in gas prices will have a significant impact on Ukraine`s economy. | | | How the World Bank has helped improve lives | | | The World Bank and British Council in Ukraine opened their doors to students from all over Ukraine to share their experience and thoughts on how to participate in Europe`s higher education area. |
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http://www.worldbank.org.ua
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| | The Whirled Bank Group |
| | World Bank Bonds Boycott, Jubilee+ Debt Relief, Jubilee USA | | | Free Online Banking for developing countries and multinational corporations | | | A rebuttal to the widely-distributed misinformation circulated by the World Bank. |
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http://www.whirledbank.org
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| | ESMAP in the World Bank Group |
| | ESMAP's key World Bank-related mandate is to support knowledge activities in all geographic and thematic areas that provide the basis for the next generation of World Bank energy operations. | | | The Regional Program on the Traditional Energy Sector (RPTES) assists the governments of Sub-Saharan Africa in the planning and development of the traditional energy sector. | | | ESMAP is one of the World Bank's four trust funded energy programs, the other three being ASTAE, AFRREI and RPTES. |
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http://www.esmap.org/esmap/site.nsf/pages/esmappartners
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| | Data - Key Development Data & Statistics |
| | tables show the most recent World Bank estimates of total population, gross domestic product (GDP), and gross national income (GNI). | | | BIS, IMF, OECD, and World Bank Joint Initiative on Debt Reporting | | | The tables include a ranking of countries both by total size and in per capita terms. |
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http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/DATASTATISTICS/0,,contentMDK:20535285~menuPK:1192694~pagePK:64133150~piPK:64133175~theSitePK:239419,00.html
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| | International Finance Corporation - Foreign Investment Advisory Service |
| | These emails typically offer a job or an opportunity to work from home, and the emails ask the recipients to handle the transfer of funds through personal bank accounts. | | | The Foreign Investment Advisory Service (FIAS) advises developing country governments on how to attract and retain foreign direct investment (FDI) and maximize their impact on poverty reduction. | | | FIAS, the International Finance Corporation, and the World Bank Group do not send any such spam emails and are not affiliated in any way with the persons responsible for sending these fraudulent spam emails. |
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http://www.fias.net
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| | POPIN >> The World Bank Group |
| | One of the world's largest sources of development assistance, working in more than 100 developing economies to help the poorest people and the poorest countries. | | | Includes national statistics for countries and regions, data by topic, and data query. |
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http://www.un.org/popin/specialized/worldbank.html
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| | The World Bank Group |
| | Contributions to IDA enable the World Bank to provide $6–7 billion per year in interest-free credits to the world’s 78 poorest countries, home to 2.4 billion people. | | | The term "World Bank Group" encompasses all five institutions. | | | ICSID also has research and publishing activities in the areas of arbitration law and foreign investment law. |
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http://www.seattlecentral.org/faculty/jhubert/worldbankgroup.html
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| | World Bank & IMF Libraries - External Web Site |
| | The World Bank and International Monetary Fund libraries work together to provide information services and resources to World Bank and IMF staff. | | | World Bank Group and IMF staff should follow these remote access instructions to gain access to licensed resources not available to the public. | | | Questions or comments for the World Bank or the IMF? |
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http://jolis.worldbankimflib.org/external.htm
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| | Romania |
| | New Vacancy Available at the World Bank Office Romania! | | | Sign up for free World Bank e-mail updates on Romania | | | 10 Things You Never Knew About the World Bank in Romania |
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http://www.worldbank.org.ro
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| | International Finance Corporation - EI Evaluation |
| | An evaluation of the World Bank Group's activities in extractive industries was completed by the following World Bank Group evaluation units: Operations Evaluation Department (OED) for the World Bank; Operations Evaluation Group (OEG) for IFC; and Operations Evaluation Unit (OEU) for MIGA. |
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| | World-Bank Non-Profit Servicedesk, Inc. |
| | The Web site has been developed to provide assistance on a non-profit basis to the World-Bank Group's borrowers with low GPN per capita in managing their affairs with the World Bank. | | | Copyright ©2001 World Bank Non-Profit Servicedesk, Inc., a non-profit organization |
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http://www.world-bank.org
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| | Global Data Monitoring Information System |
| | The Millennium Development Goals website is managed and maintained by the Development Data Group of the World Bank in association with the agencies and groups listed on the Partners page. | | | The map has a special focus on educating secondary school students about the substance of the MDGs and what is needed to meet them. | | | The report shows the continuing importance of agriculture, both directly and indirectly, towards achieving the MDGs, especially in low income countries and examines alternative development scenarios using country-wide models. |
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http://ddp-ext.worldbank.org/ext/GMIS/home.do?siteId=2
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| | Turkey |
| | Sign up for free World Bank e-mail updates on Turkey | | | Vorkink, Director for World Bank Turkey at the Seminar on “Administrative Structures Adopted to Manage EU Negotiations” on 28 March 2006, Ankara (Speech) |
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| | Bosnia & Herzegovina |
| | Three Operations Supported by The World Bank to be Restructured - Full Story | | | Ured Svjetske banke u Bosni i Hercegovini pokrenuo Program malih grantova za 2006. | | | The World Bank office in Bosnia and Herzegovina is launching its Small Grants Program for 2006 |
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| | Youthink! Home |
| | All over the world people search for it, drill for it, sell it or stand in long lines to get it. | | | Ask the savvy economist who writes the “Dear Economist” column in the Financial Times to solve your personal dilemma using classic economic principles. | | | Send your suggestions for the title of the 2007 World Development Report (WDR), a leading annual World Bank publication whose upcoming edition looks at the challenges young people face growing up. |
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http://youthink.worldbank.org
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| | infoDev |
| | Position now advertised on World Bank's external website. |
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http://www.infodev.org
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| | Philippines |
| | The 2006 Philippines Development Forum was held on March 30-31, 2006 in Tagaytay City under the chairmanship of the Government of the Philippines with the World Bank as co-chair. | | | East Asia Is Now Most Open Region In The World, Posts Solid Growth (Press Release) | | | Sign up for free e-mail updates on Word Bank-supported activities and programs in the Philippines |
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http://www.worldbank.org.ph
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| | World Bank Search Results |
| | Information and Communications Technologies - World Bank Group... | | | © 2006 The World Bank Group, All Rights Reserved. | | | World Bank Group and infoDev ' s Involvement at |
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| | India |
| | Statement on World Bank-assisted Health Projects in India (Press Release) |
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