World Bank2012-06-082012-06-0820050-8213-6133-3https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7537This World Bank Annual Report highlights the focus of the Bank activities in addressing worldwide poverty, describing the Bank work in promoting sustainable, economic growth, and in channeling needed services to poor people. Also detailed is the Bank's work toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs); its institutional and global efforts toward effective development; and, its outreach to clients through Public Information Centers, and on the Web. Regional Perspectives are reviewed, through a breakdown of the Bank's lending and activities across the developing world, featuring highlights of projects in borrowing countries within each of the Bank's six regions. The Summary of Fiscal Year Activities provides a description of the Bank's development knowledge-sharing over the fiscal year 2005; a discussion of the Bank's approach to lending in low income, and middle-income countries; the Bank's resources; and a summary of the Bank's lending by region, theme, and sector, such as environmental programs and infrastructure projects. This section also describes the Bank's partnerships with public, private, and civil society stakeholders. The fiscal 2005 financial statements, organizational information, income by region, new operations approved in fiscal 2005, and various lending data are included on a CD inserted inside the back cover of this report.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTABILITYADMINISTRATIVE MATTERSAGRICULTUREAID EFFECTIVENESSANTICORRUPTIONANTIGUA AND BARBUDABANK LENDINGBENCHMARKINGBORROWING COUNTRIESBUSINESS COMMUNITYCAPACITY BUILDINGCAPITAL ADEQUACYCAPITAL MARKETSCARBONCARBON EMISSIONSCDCIVIL SOCIETYCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSCIVIL WARCLIMATE CHANGECORPORATE GOVERNANCECORRUPTIONCOUNTRIES MUSTCOUNTRY LEVELCRISESDEBTDECISION MAKINGDEVELOPED COUNTRIESDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICSDEVELOPMENT GOALSDEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONDEVELOPMENT PARTNERSDEVELOPMENT POLICYDEVELOPMENT PROJECTSDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIESDIRECT INVESTMENTDONOR AGENCIESDRINKING WATERECONOMIC ANALYSISECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMICSEMPLOYMENTENERGY EFFICIENCYENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATIONENVIRONMENTSEQUITY INVESTMENTSEXPENDITURESEXTREME POVERTYFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFINANCIAL STABILITYFINANCIAL STRENGTHFINANCIAL SYSTEMSFISHFISHERIESFOREIGN INVESTORSGDPGOOD GOVERNANCEGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHEALTH CAREHUMAN DEVELOPMENTIMPLEMENTATION PLANINCOME COUNTRIESINFANT MORTALITYINSTITUTIONAL REFORMSINSURANCEINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTINTERNATIONAL TRADEINVESTMENT CLIMATELEGISLATIONLENDING PROGRAMLIQUID ASSETSLIVING STANDARDSLOCAL GOVERNMENTLOGGINGMONEY LAUNDERINGNATURAL RESOURCESNET WORTHOILOPERATING INCOMEPARTNER INSTITUTIONSPOLICY DIALOGUEPOLICY MAKERSPOLITICAL INSTABILITYPOOR COUNTRIESPOOR PEOPLEPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIESPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENTPRIVATE SECTORSPRODUCTIVITYPUBLIC INFORMATIONREDUCING POVERTYRESERVE AGAINST LOSSESRISK MANAGEMENTRURAL AREASSERVICE DELIVERYSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE GROWTHSUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODSSUSTAINABLE USETECHNICAL ASSISTANCETELECOMMUNICATIONSTRANSITION COUNTRIESTRANSITION ECONOMIESTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTURBAN SERVICESWATER POLLUTIONWATER RESOURCESWATER SUPPLYWEALTHWEALTH CREATIONWORLDWIDE GOVERNANCE INDICATORSYOUNG PEOPLEWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-6133-7