Construction taking place on the Panama Canal expansion project (2012) World Bank/Gerardo Pesantez
Aiding economic growth The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund foster global growth and economic stability. The IMF provides financing and policy advice to countries in economic difficulty and works with developing nations to help them achieve stability and reduce poverty. It promotes international monetary cooperation, facilitates the balanced growth of international trade, and provides technical assistance and training to help countries improve economic management. The World Bank provides low-interest loans, interest-free credits and direct grants to developing countries to support investments in education, health, public administration, infrastructure, private-sector development, agriculture, and environmental and natural resource management. In 2011–2012, the Bank provided $46.9 billion for 303 projects in developing countries.
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5 September International Day of Charity
15 September International Day of Democracy
28 September World Rabies Day
8 September International Literacy Day
16 September International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
Last week of September World Maritime Day
Facilitating global trade The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development helps developing countries negotiate trade agreements and win preferential treatment for their exports. It has facilitated international commodity agreements ensuring fair prices for developing countries, helped improved the efficiency of their trade infrastructure, and assisted them in diversifying their production and integrating into the global economy. UNCTAD technical assistance includes such areas as training trade negotiators and addressing trade-related issues; debt management, investment policy reviews and promotion of entrepreneurship; commodities; competition law and policy; and trade and the environment.
10 September World Suicide Prevention Day 12 September United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
21 September International Day of Peace 27 September World Tourism Day
September 2014