World Bank2012-06-082012-06-082008978-0-8213-7675-1https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7524The World Bank Group's work focuses on achievement of the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The goals call for eliminating poverty and achieving inclusive and sustainable globalization. The MDGs lay out a blueprint for the World Bank Group, setting its priorities and measuring its results. The World Bank is the world's largest funder of education; the world's largest external funder of the fight against HIV/AIDS; a leader in the fight against corruption worldwide; a strong supporter of debt relief; and the largest international financier of biodiversity, water supply, and sanitation projects. The recipients of the World Bank Group's fiscal 2008 financial commitments are using the funds in more than 670 projects, many of them collaborative efforts of two or more of the affiliates. The projects are designed to overcome poverty and enhance growth by improving education and health services, promoting private sector development, building infrastructure, and strengthening governance and institutions. They are practical plans to help developing countries move from poverty and become more competitive in a globalizing world. The Bank Group is also preparing a strategic framework on climate change and development - a plan for integrating climate change and development challenges without compromising growth and poverty reduction efforts. The framework will include priorities, approaches, and a road map for action in helping countries mitigate or adapt to climate change. In addition, the Bank Group has set a goal of scaling up its portfolio of investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency projects by an annual average of 20 percent through 2010.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO CAPITALACCESS TO EDUCATIONACCESS TO FINANCEACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTING POLICIESACCOUNTING PRINCIPLESACCOUNTING STANDARDADVISORY SERVICEADVISORY SERVICESAFFILIATEAFFILIATESAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIESAGRICULTURAL MARKETSAGRICULTURAL TRADEAGRICULTURE ORGANIZATIONAID EFFECTIVENESSARBITRATIONAUDIT COMMITTEEBANK LENDINGBANK LOANSBANKSBONDBOND INDEXBOND MARKETSBONDSBORROWERBORROWINGBORROWINGSBUSINESS OPPORTUNITIESCAPITAL MARKETSCDCIVIL SERVICECOMMERCIAL BANKSCOMMODITY PRICESCOMPETITIVE BIDDINGCORPORATE GOVERNANCECORRUPTIONCOST OF REMITTANCESCREDIT CRUNCHCREDIT LINESCREDITSDEBTDEBT MANAGEMENTDEBT RELIEFDEBT SECURITIESDECENTRALIZATIONDERIVATIVESDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT FINANCEDEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTIONSDISABLEDDISBURSEMENTSDIVERSIFICATIONDONOR FUNDINGDONOR SUPPORTEARLY CHILDHOODECONOMIC COOPERATIONECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC EMPOWERMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC OPPORTUNITYECONOMIC SYSTEMEMERGING MARKETEMERGING MARKET COUNTRIESEMERGING MARKETSEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYEQUITY INVESTMENTEQUITY INVESTMENTSEXPATRIATEEXPENDITUREEXPENDITURESEXTREME POVERTYFAIR VALUEFARMERSFEDERAL RESERVEFIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITIESFIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITYFINANCIAL ACCOUNTINGFINANCIAL CRISISFINANCIAL INSTRUMENTSFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFINANCIAL MARKETFINANCIAL MARKETSFINANCIAL PRODUCTSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL SECTOR ASSESSMENTFINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENTFINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMFINANCIAL SERVICESFINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRIESFINANCIAL STATEMENTSFINANCIAL STRENGTHFINANCIAL SUPPORTFINANCIAL SYSTEMSFINANCING FACILITYFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN INVESTMENTFOREIGN INVESTORSFOREIGN MARKETSFRAUDGENDERGENDER EQUALITYGENDER ISSUESGLOBAL ECONOMYGLOBAL MARKETSGLOBALIZATIONGOVERNMENT CAPACITYGOVERNMENT GUARANTEESGRANT PROGRAMSGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROWTH OPPORTUNITIESGROWTH OPPORTUNITYGUARANTEE AGENCYHEALTH SERVICESHOST GOVERNMENTSHOUSEHOLDSHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTILLITERACYINCOME INEQUALITIESINCOME TAXESINEQUALITIESINEQUALITYINFORMATION ON BUSINESSINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDINGINSURANCEINSURANCE PRODUCTSINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTINVESTMENT CLIMATEINVESTMENT CLIMATESINVESTMENT FUNDSINVESTMENT STRATEGIESISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANKISLAMIC FINANCELABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLAWSLEGAL ASSISTANCELENDING POLICIESLIMITED ACCESSLIQUID ASSETSLIQUIDITYLOANLOAN PRICESLOAN PRODUCTSLOCAL CURRENCYLOCAL GOVERNMENTSLOCAL MARKETSLONG-TERM LOANSMACROECONOMICSMAINSTREAMING GENDERMATURITIESMICROFINANCEMIGRATIONMONETARY FUNDMULTINATIONALNATURAL DISASTERSNATURAL RESOURCESNEW BUSINESSNUTRITIONOPERATING INCOMEOPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMENOUTSTANDING LOANSPARTIAL RISKPENSIONPENSIONSPEOPLESPLEDGESPOLITICAL RISKPORTFOLIOPREPAYMENTSPRINCIPAL REPAYMENTSPRIVATE ENTERPRISESPRIVATE INVESTMENTPRODUCTIVITYPUBLIC POLICYPURCHASING POWERPURCHASING POWER PARITIESPURCHASING POWER PARITYREFUGEESREGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKSREMITTANCEREMITTANCE CORRIDORREPAYMENTSRESERVESRETAINED EARNINGSRETIREMENTRISK MANAGEMENTRISK MANAGEMENT TOOLSRISK MITIGATIONSETTLEMENTSMART CARDSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL FUNDSSOCIAL SAFETY NETSSOURCE OF INFORMATIONSOURCES OF FINANCESUBNATIONAL FINANCETAXTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETRADINGTRADING SYSTEMTRANSITION COUNTRIESTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTTREATIESTRUST FUNDUNEMPLOYMENTUNIONURBAN AREASVULNERABLE GROUPSWATER SUPPLYWOMEN ENTREPRENEURSWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-7675-1