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The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programs. It comprises two institutions: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), and the International Development Association (IDA). The World Bank is a component of the World Bank Group, which is part of the United Nations system.
The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty. However, according to its Articles of Agreement, all its decisions must be guided by a commitment to the promotion of foreign investment and international trade and to the facilitation of Capital investment.
The World Bank is not to be confused with the World Bank Group, an extended family of five international organizations:
The World Bank Group (WBG) is a family of five international organizations that make leveraged loans to developing countries. It is the largest and most famous development bank in the world and is an observer at the United Nations Development Group. The bank is based in Washington, D.C. and provided around $61 billion in loans and assistance to "developing" and transition countries in the 2014 fiscal year. The bank's stated mission is to achieve the twin goals of ending extreme poverty and building shared prosperity. Its five organizations are the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Development Association (IDA), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
The World Bank's (the IBRD and IDA's) activities are focused on developing countries, in fields such as human development (e.g. education, health), agriculture and rural development (e.g. irrigation and rural services), environmental protection (e.g. pollution reduction, establishing and enforcing regulations), infrastructure (e.g. roads, urban regeneration, and electricity), large industrial construction projects, and governance (e.g. anti-corruption, legal institutions development). The IBRD and IDA provide loans at preferential rates to member countries, as well as grants to the poorest countries. Loans or grants for specific projects are often linked to wider policy changes in the sector or the country's economy as a whole. For example, a loan to improve coastal environmental management may be linked to development of new environmental institutions at national and local levels and the implementation of new regulations to limit pollution, or not, such as in the World Bank financed constructions of paper mills along the Rio Uruguay in 2006.
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World is a common name for the whole of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general, worldwide, i.e. anywhere on Earth or pertaining to anywhere on Earth.
In a philosophical context it may refer to:
In a theological context, world usually refers to the material or the profane sphere, as opposed to the celestial, spiritual, transcendent or sacred. The "end of the world" refers to scenarios of the final end of human history, often in religious contexts.
World history is commonly understood as spanning the major geopolitical developments of about five millennia, from the first civilizations to the present.
World population is the sum of all human populations at any time; similarly, world economy is the sum of the economies of all societies (all countries), especially in the context of globalization. Terms like world championship, gross world product, world flags etc. also imply the sum or combination of all current-day sovereign states.
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One of the significant outcomes the 2013 World Bank Group Youth Summit achieved was Youth Unemployment awareness, where, "Almost a quarter of the planet's youth is inactive, and nearly half of it is either outside the formal economy or contributing less productively than they could." ("Generation Jobless", The Economist, April 27, 2013.) With the world population reaching over 9 billion people by 2050, the world is on the cusp of an extraordinary demographic change (United States Census Bureau, Population Clock Projection, July 2012-July 2013) Young people are willing to take risks, join the discussions and ready to innovate, but they need mentorship, capital and training in order to change the current status quo on Youth Unemployment. Learn more: http://menablog.worldbank.org/it-s-tim...
Are you a Ph.D. student from Sub-Saharan Africa? Are you 32 years of age or younger? The World Bank Group is launching the second edition of the Africa Fellowship Program, an exciting initiative targeting Ph.D. candidates from Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly women. Apply now for a 6-month fellowship and help us work to eradicate poverty and increase shared prosperity: http://worldbank.org/africa/wbgfellows
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Dr. Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, speaks with Economic Club president David M. Rubenstein on Tuesday, December 10, 2013.
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The Honorable Robert B. Zoellick, President, World Bank Group, speaks with Economic Club President David M. Rubenstein on May 16, 2012.