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World Bank

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The World Bank is an international organisation dedicated to providing financing, advice, and research to developing nations to aid their economic advancement.




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Dictionary Definition


The World Bank is an International organisation, created under the Bretton Woods agreement, that focuses on providing financial aid to developing countries, normally targeting public works and other essential capital or social projects.

It’s the collective name by which the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development alongside its affiliates, the International Development Association and the International Finance Corporation, is known.


Full Definition of World Bank


The World Bank is an international institution, owned by about 180 member countries, that provides financial and technical assistance to developing nations.

In that mission, the World Bank provides low-interest loans, interest-free credit, and grants for education, health, infrastructure, communications, and other purposes. In 2005, the World Bank employed 9,300 people. The origins of the World Bank can be traced to the Bretton Woods Conference in 1944 and the establishment of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) soon after. The IBRD remains one of the two key components of the World Bank and focuses on assisting middle-income and creditworthy poor countries. The other main component of the World Bank, the International Development Association (IDA), focuses on helping the poorest nations. The World Bank can be distinguished from the World Bank Group, which, besides the IBRD and the IDA, includes the International Finance Corporation, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes. Importantly, the World Bank Group does not encompass the International Monetary Fund, although their activities are not infrequently intertwined.


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What Is The World Bank?

A multilateral development finance agency created by the 1944 Bretton Woods, New Hampshire negotiations. It makes loans to developing countries for social overhead capital projects, which are guaranteed by the recipient country. See: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.


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Definition Sources


Definitions for World Bank are sourced/syndicated and enhanced from:

  • A Dictionary of Economics (Oxford Quick Reference)
  • Oxford Dictionary Of Accounting
  • Oxford Dictionary Of Business & Management

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