A Guide to the World Bank, Second Edition

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Abbreviations CAS

Country Assistance Strategy

CSO

civil society organization

HIPC

heavily indebted poor countries

HIV/AIDS human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome IBRD

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

ICSID

International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

IDA

International Development Association

IFC

International Finance Corporation

IMF

International Monetary Fund

MDG

Millennium Development Goal

MIGA

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency

NGO

nongovernmental organization

PIC

public information center

PREM

Poverty Reduction and Economic Management

PRSP

Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

TB

tuberculosis

UN

United Nations

VPU

vice presidential unit

WBI

World Bank Institute

All dollar amounts are U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.

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