A guide to the World Bank.
The World Bank Group is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. Its focus is on helping the poorest people in the poorest countries by using its financial resources, staff, and extensive experience to aid countries in reducing poverty, increasin...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank,
©2007.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Series: | World Bank e-Library.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; The World Bank Group Mission; Introduction; Introduction; 1 How the World Bank Group Is Organized; Governance of the World Bank Group; Founding Documents; Ownership by Member Countries; Boards of Governors; Boards of Directors; World Bank Group President and Managing Directors; The Five World Bank Group Institutions; The World Bank: IBRD and IDA; The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development; The International Development Association; The International Finance Corporation; Project financing
- Resource mobilizationAdvisory services; The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency; Development impact and priorities; Added value; The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes; Organizing Principles within the World Bank Group; Vice Presidential Units; Regional vice presidencies and country offices; Network vice presidencies and sectors; Other Major World Bank Group Units and Activities; Corporate Secretariat; Development Economics; External Affairs; Financial Management; General Services; Human Resources; Independent Evaluation Group; Information Solutions Group
- Institutional Integrity DepartmentLegal; Office of the President; World Bank Institute; Relationship to the IMF and the UN; The Bretton Woods Institutions; The Development Committee and the International Monetary and Financial Committee; Annual and Spring Meetings; Specialized Agency of the United Nations; 2 How the World Bank Group Operates; Strategies; Millennium Development Goals; Strategic Framework; Thematic and Sector Strategies; Comprehensive Development Framework; Poverty Reduction Strategies; Country Assistance Strategies; IFC and Private Sector Development Strategies
- Policies and ProceduresOperational Manual; Policy definitions and documentation; Environmental and social safeguard policies; Policy formulation and review; Compliance monitoring; Disclosure of information; Fiduciary policies; IFC, MIGA, and ICSID Policies; The Bank Group's Finances; IBRD and IDA Funding and Lending; Funding of IFC, MIGA, and ICSID; Financial Reporting: Bank Group Annual Reports; Financial Products and Services; World Bank; Lending instruments; Investment lending; Development policy lending; Grants; Cofinancing; Trust funds; Guarantees and risk management
- International Finance CorporationLending and investments; Resource mobilization; Trust funds; Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency; Investment guarantees; Knowledge Sharing; Analytic and Advisory Services; World Bank; International Finance Corporation; Capacity Development; World Bank; Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency; Research; Legal Counsel; Conciliation and Arbitration; Publications, Data, and Statistics; Events: Conferences, Forums, and Summits; World Bank Project Cycle; How the Process Begins: Poverty Reduction and Country Assistance Strategies; The Identification Phase