World Bank

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The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans, grants, and expertise to developing countries to support economic development and reduce poverty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bretton Woods institution
intergovernmental organization
international financial institution
client developing countries
cooperatesWith International Monetary Fund
United Nations
regional development banks
country United States of America
currencyOfLoans US dollar
employerOf development economists
engineers
policy analysts
focusArea agriculture
climate change
education
governance
health
infrastructure
private sector development
social protection
foundedAt Bretton Woods system
surface form: Bretton Woods Conference
foundedBy United States and allied countries
hasPart World Bank Group
surface form: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

International Development Association
hasPresident Ajay Banga
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
inception 1944
industry development finance
international development
legalForm specialized agency
memberOf United Nations Development Group
officialLanguage Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
partOf World Bank Group
predecessor International Bank for Reconstruction and Development alone
presidentStartTime 2023
purpose economic development
poverty reduction
promotion of shared prosperity
regionServed worldwide
service capacity building
grants
knowledge sharing
loans
policy advice
technical assistance
shortName World Bank self-link
website https://www.worldbank.org

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this entity surface form: World Bank (rehabilitation project)
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subject surface form: Bank for International Settlements
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subject surface form: World Bank Group
this entity surface form: the World Bank (in common usage)
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subject surface form: International Development Association
World Development Indicators dataSource World Bank
this entity surface form: World Bank surveys
World Development Indicators organizationDomain World Bank
this entity surface form: worldbank.org
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Ministry of Finance coordinatesWith World Bank
subject surface form: Ministry of Finance (India)
Union of India isMemberOf World Bank