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World Bank
Also Known As International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
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The World Bank was created at the Bretton Woods Conference of 1 to 22 July 1944, alongside the International Monetary Fund, as part of the postwar international financial system negotiated by the Allied powers before the Second World War had even ended. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., it describes its mission as ending extreme poverty and building shared prosperity, chiefly by lending to developing countries for infrastructure and development.
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Organization TypeInternational financial institution 1 HeadquartersWashington, D.C., United States 1 IndustryInternational development finance 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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- Also in Economics Atlas: World Bank, the same subject.
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The World Bank was created at the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference (1-22 July 1944), along with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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a family of five international organizations that make leveraged loans to developing countries
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The World Bank was created at the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference (1-22 July 1944).
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The World Bank was created at the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference (1-22 July 1944), along with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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