World Bank2012-03-192012-03-192009https://hdl.handle.net/10986/4354The World Bank group, among the world's largest development institutions, is a major source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. In fiscal 2009, the World Bank group sponsored 767 projects with a total commitment of $58.8 billion, distributed in credits, loans, grants, and guarantees. This fiscal year's funding marks a 54 percent increase over the previous fiscal year and a record high for the Bank group. The Bank group's investment projects are aimed largely at improving infrastructure services associated with poverty reduction and enhanced growth. In fiscal 2009, the Bank group committed $20.7 billion to infrastructure, a critical sector to provide the foundation for rapid recovery from the crisis and to support job creation. The sustainable infrastructure action plan, launched in July 2008, will leverage up to $72 billion to provide additional financing of up to $149 billion in public and private investments over fiscal 2009-11. The Bank group's investment projects are aimed largely at improving infrastructure services associated with poverty reduction and enhanced growth.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO CAPITALACCESS TO FINANCEACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTINGACCOUNTING PRINCIPLESADDITIONAL FINANCINGADVISORY SERVICEADVISORY SERVICESAFFILIATEAFFORDABLE PRICESAGRICULTURE ORGANIZATIONAID EFFECTIVENESSANNUAL SALARIESANNUAL SALARYAPPROVAL PROCESSESASSESSMENT PROCESSESAUDITAVERAGE BENEFITSBALANCE SHEETBANKBANK LENDINGBANKING SECTORBANKSBASIC NEEDSBENEFICIARIESBORROWERBORROWERSBORROWINGBORROWING COSTSBUDGETBUDGET SHORTFALLSBUDGETSBUSINESS COMMUNITYBUSINESS OPPORTUNITIESBUSINESS STARTUPCAPACITY BUILDINGCAPITALCAPITAL BASECAPITAL FLOWSCAPITAL MARKETSCAPITALIZATIONCASH TRANSFERCENTRAL BANKSCOLLATERALCOMMERCIAL DEBTCOMMERCIAL LENDERSCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCONSUMER PROTECTIONCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONSCOOPERATIONCOOPERATIVECORRUPTIONCREDITCREDIT BUREAUCREDITORSCREDITSCURRENT ACCOUNTDEBTDEBT MANAGEMENTDEBT RELIEFDEBT SECURITIESDEFERRED COMPENSATIONDEFICITSDEMONSTRATION EFFECTSDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEDEVELOPMENT BANKDEVELOPMENT FINANCEDEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTIONDEVELOPMENT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIPDISABILITYDISABILITY INSURANCEDONOR RESOURCESDONOR SUPPORTECONOMIC CRISESECONOMIC CRISISECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHEDUCATIONEDUCATION LEVELSEIBEMERGING MARKETSEMPLOYEESEMPLOYMENTEMPOWERMENTENROLLMENTENTERPRISEENTERPRISESENTREPRENEURSENTREPRENEURSHIPENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYEQUALITY FOR WOMENEQUITYEQUITY INVESTMENTSEXCHANGE RATESEXISTING DEBTEXPATRIATEEXPENDITUREEXPENSESEXTERNAL FINANCINGEXTREME POVERTYFACE VALUEFARMERSFEESFINANCEFINANCESFINANCIAL ASSISTANCEFINANCIAL CRISESFINANCIAL CRISISFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL INSTRUMENTSFINANCIAL MARKETSFINANCIAL PRODUCTSFINANCIAL SECTOR ASSESSMENTFINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMSFINANCIAL STABILITYFINANCIAL STRENGTHFINANCIAL SYSTEMFINANCIAL SYSTEMSFINANCINGFINANCING FACILITYFINANCING NEEDSFISCAL YEARFLOW OF CAPITALFOREIGN CURRENCYFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN EXCHANGEFOREIGN INVESTMENTFREE LOANSGENDERGENDER BIASGENDER EQUALITYGENDER GAPSGENDER ISSUESGOVERNANCEGOVERNMENTSGRANTGRANT PROGRAMSGRANTSGUARANTEEGUARANTEE AGENCYGUARANTEESHOUSINGHOUSING FINANCEIMMIGRANT WORKERSINCOME TAXESINDUSTRYINFORMATIONINFORMATION ON BUSINESSINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINFRASTRUCTUREINSURANCEINTERESTINTEREST RATESINTERNAL CONTROLSINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINVESTMENTINVESTMENT BANKJOB CREATIONLABORLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLABOR MOBILITYLANDLAWSLEGISLATIONLENDINGLENDING PORTFOLIOLIMITED ACCESSLIQUID ASSETSLOANLOANSLOW-INCOMEMASS TRANSITMICROCREDITMICROFINANCEMIGRATIONMULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKSMULTINATIONALNUTRITIONOPERATING INCOMEOPPORTUNITIES FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIPPAYMENTPAYMENT SERVICESPENSIONPENSION BENEFITSPEOPLEPEOPLESPOOR BORROWERSPRINCIPALPRIVATE ENTERPRISESPRIVATE INVESTMENTSPRODUCTIVITYPROJECTSPUBLIC DEBTPUBLIC EXPENDITURESPUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSRECESSIONREGIONAL BANKSREMITTANCEREMITTANCESREPAYMENTSRETAINED EARNINGSRETIREMENTRETIREMENT BENEFITRETIREMENT PLANRISKRISK MANAGEMENTRISK MITIGATIONRURAL FINANCESAFETY NETSAFETY NETSSALARIESSALARYSAVINGSSECURITYSENIORSHORT-TERM TRADE FINANCESOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYSOCIAL SAFETY NETSSOCIAL SERVICESSTATUS OF WOMENSTRATEGIESSTUDENTSTUDENT LOANSSUBSIDIESSUPPLY CHAINSTAXESTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETERMINATIONTRADE CREDITTRADE FACILITATIONTRADE FINANCINGTRANSACTIONSTRANSACTIONS COSTSTRANSFERSTRANSITION ECONOMIESTRANSPORTTRUST FUNDSUNEMPLOYMENTVALUEVULNERABLE PEOPLEWAGESWELFAREWOMENWorld Bank10.1596/4354