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Jenny Ottenhoff

09/23/2011

This brief on the World Bank is one of asuite of policy briefs that provides basic background information and practical analysis of the financial and governance issues facing the international financial institutions.

This brief provides an overview of the World Bank's structure, membership, governance, and lending operations.The World Bank is a multilateral financial institution that providesfinancial and technical assistance for development in low- andmiddle-income countries. Finance is allocated through low-interestloans and grants for a range of development sectors such as healthand education, infrastructure, public administration, financial andprivate-sector development, agriculture, and environmental andnatural resource management.

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Research Topics

• International Financial Institutions