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voting shares of member countries, 109, 234–35t World Bank proper, as part of, 2b, 10–12 International Finance Corporation (IFC), 2, 21–25 advisory services, 24, 81–82 Agribusiness Department, 160 asset management by, 25, 78 B-loan program, 24 basic facts and statistics, 22b contact information, 205, 206 in East Asia and the Pacific, 127–28 eligibility for membership, 108 Environment and Social Sustainability Department, 173, 174–75 in Europe and Central Asia, 132–33 finance and risk management functions, 42 financial crisis of 2008-09 and, 175 financial products and services, 22, 23–25, 78–80 financial sectors, support for, 177–78 on food crisis, 180 funding, 22, 68–73 on governance, 182–83 governance of, 8, 9, 231 on health issues, 184 industry departments, 38, 39, 55, 57f on infrastructure, 187 in Latin America and the Caribbean, 139–40 on law and development, 190 in Middle East and North Africa, 146–47 number of member countries, 108 organizational chart, 32–33f policies and procedures, 66 poverty and, 191 private education investments, 170 private sector development strategies, 60–61, 192–93 project information, obtaining, 95b purpose of, 21–23 regional divisions, 36, 114, 115t renewable energy projects, 171 on social protection, 189 in South Asia, 152–53 strategies, thematic and sectoral, 55, 57f in Sub-Saharan Africa, 120–21 on sustainability issues, 196
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on trade, 197 on transportation, 198 on urban development, 199 voting shares of member countries, 109, 236–37t on water and sanitation, 200 International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 94 international institutions, World Bank Group partnerships with, 99–100 International Monetary and Financial Committee, 48 International Monetary Fund (IMF) HIPC Initiative and, 167 managing director, nationality of, 9 MDGs and, 54 membership in World Bank Group and, 108 Paris Club and, 168 poverty reduction strategies and, 58–60 World Bank Group reforms regarding, 66, 201 World Bank Group’s relationship to, 46–49 internships and scholarships, 103–5 Investment Climate Advisory Services, 190 investment disputes, settlement of. See International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes Investment Fund for Nutrient Reduction, 134 investment lending, 75–76 investment services, 79 Iraq Arab World Initiative in, 148 MIGA in, 148 iSimulate, 87 Islamic Development Bank, 99
J Japan IBRD board of executive directors and, 9 as IDA donor, 68 Joint Japan–World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program, 104–5 MIGA in, 128–29 voting power of, 10f, 109, 231 Japan Bank for International Cooperation, 128 Joint International Financial Institutions Action Plan, 131