World Bank2012-05-302012-05-302007978-0-8213-6694-7https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6710Conceived in 1944 to reconstruct war-torn Europe, the World Bank Group has evolved into one of the world's largest sources of development assistance, with a mission of fighting poverty with passion by helping people help themselves. This book guides the reader into the conceptual work of the World Bank Group. Its goal is to serve as starting point for more in-depth inquiries into subjects of particular interest. It provides a glimpse into the wide array of activities in which the Bank Group institutions are involved, and it directs the reader toward other publications and to Web sites that have more detailed information. The following chapters explain how the World Bank Group is organized; how it operates; and how its work focuses on countries, regions, and specific topics in development. Appendixes provide further information on Bank Group contacts, on the organization's history, and on country membership and voting shares in the institutions.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO BANKACCESS TO CAPITALACCOUNTINGAFFILIATESARBITRAL AWARDSARBITRATIONARBITRATION LAWAUDIT COMMITTEEAUDITINGBALANCE OF PAYMENTSBANK DATABANK LENDINGBANK POLICIESBEST PRACTICESBILATERAL DEBTBOARDS OF DIRECTORSBONDSBORROWERBORROWINGBUDGETINGBUSINESS DEVELOPMENTBUSINESS PLANSCAPITAL FUNDSCAPITAL MARKETCAPITAL MARKET TRANSACTIONSCAPITAL MARKETSCAPITALIZATIONCOMMERCIAL BANKSCOMMERCIAL TERMSCONSUMERCONSUMER FINANCECONTRIBUTIONSCORPORATE GOVERNANCECREDIBILITYCREDIT AGENCIESCREDIT GUARANTEESCREDIT RATINGCREDIT RATING AGENCIESCREDIT RISKCREDIT RISK DEPARTMENTCREDIT UNIONCREDITORSCREDITSCREDITWORTHINESSCURRENCYDEBTDEBT BURDENSDEBT RELIEFDECENTRALIZATIONDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPING COUNTRYDIRECT INVESTMENTINCOME GROUPINCOMESINDIGENOUS PEOPLESINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTINSURANCEINSURANCE INDUSTRYINSURANCE MARKETINTEREST RATEINTEREST RATE SWAPSINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETSINTERNATIONAL RESERVESINTERNATIONAL TRADEINTERNATIONAL TRADE LAWINVESTINGINVESTMENT CLIMATEINVESTMENT CLIMATESINVESTMENT FLOWSINVESTMENT FUNDSINVESTMENT MANAGEMENTINVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIESINVESTMENT PROJECTSJOB CREATIONJUDICIAL REFORMLABOR MARKETSLENDERSLIABILITYLIABILITY MANAGEMENTLIVING STANDARDSLOANLOAN GUARANTEESLOCAL BANKSLOCAL BUSINESSESLOCAL CURRENCIESLOCAL GOVERNMENTSLONG-TERM LOANSLONG-TERM PLANNINGLOW-INCOMEMACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTMACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCEPARTIAL CREDITPLEDGESPOLITICAL RISKPOLITICAL RISKSPORTFOLIO MANAGEMENTPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIVATE CAPITALPRIVATE CREDITORSPRIVATE EQUITYPRIVATE FINANCINGPRIVATE INVESTMENTPRIVATE INVESTORSPRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTPRODUCTIVITYPROFITABILITYRATING AGENCIESREFERENDUMREPAYMENTREPAYMENT OF PRINCIPALREPAYMENTSRESOURCE MANAGEMENTRESOURCE MOBILIZATIONRESPONSIBILITIESRETIREMENTRETIREMENT AGERISK MANAGEMENTSAFETY NETSCHOLARSHIPSSECONDARY EDUCATIONSECURITIESSECURITIES MARKETSSENIORSETTLEMENTSHAREHOLDERSSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SERVICESSTOCK MARKETSSUB-NATIONAL FINANCESUBNATIONAL FINANCESUBSIDIARYTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNICAL SKILLSTRADE FINANCETRADINGTRAINING COURSESTRANSACTIONTRANSITION ECONOMIESTRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTTRANSPORTTREASURYTRUST FUNDSURBAN DEVELOPMENTVARIABLE RATESWATER SUPPLYWEB SITEWEB SITESWORKING CAPITALYOUNG PEOPLEWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-6694-3