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A group of five financial organizations whose purpose is economic development and the elimination of poverty.
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World Bank — logo Type International organization Legal status Treaty Purpose/focus Crediting … Wikipedia
World Bank — n. A financial institution that exists to reduce global poverty by providing loans to help poor nations develop. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. World Bank … Law dictionary
world bank — 1930, originally of the Bank for International Settlements, set up in Basle by the League of Nations. The modern World Bank was created in 1944 … Etymology dictionary
World Bank — World Bank, the an organization that is part of the ↑UN (United Nations), which lends money to poorer countries so that they can develop their farming, industry, and health and education systems. Its official name is the International Bank for… … Dictionary of contemporary English
World Bank — World′ Bank′ n. gov a specialized agency of the United Nations that furthers the economic development of member nations, chiefly through guaranteed loans Official name, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development … From formal English to slang
World Bank — n. an agency of the United Nations, established in 1945 to make loans to member nations: official name International Bank for Reconstruction and Development … English World dictionary
World Bank — an international bank established in 1944 to help member nations reconstruct and develop, esp. by guaranteeing loans: a specialized agency of the United Nations. Official name, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. * * *… … Universalium
World Bank — Всемирный банк World Bank Banque mondiale Banco Mundial Weltbank логотип Всемирного банка Членство … Википедия
World Bank — noun a United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments • Syn: ↑International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, ↑IBRD • Hypernyms: ↑United Nations agency, ↑UN agency * * * an… … Useful english dictionary
World Bank — A multilateral development finance agency created by the 1944 Bretton Woods, New Hampshire negotiations. It makes loans to developing countries for social overhead capital projects, which are guaranteed by the recipient country. See:… … Financial and business terms
World Bank — A specialized agency of the United Nations. Headquartered in Washington, DC, the World Bank Group consists of five divisions: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (established in 1945, a year after the Bretton Woods… … Auditor's dictionary
