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  2. World Bank Group - Wikipedia

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    The World Bank Institute is the capacity development branch of the World Bank, providing learning and other capacity-building programs to member countries. The IBRD has 189 member governments, and the other institutions have between 153 and 184. [2] The institutions of the World Bank Group are all run by a board of governors meeting once a year ...

  3. Ease of doing business index - Wikipedia

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    The ease of doing business index was an index created jointly by Simeon Djankov, Michael Klein, and Caralee McLiesh, three leading economists at the World Bank Group, following the release of World Development Report 2002. [1][2][3] The academic research for the report was done jointly with professors Edward Glaeser, Oliver Hart, and Andrei ...

  4. World Bank Institute - Wikipedia

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    The World Bank Institute is the capacity building branch of the World Bank. It provides learning programs, policy advice and technical assistance to policy makers, government and non-government agencies, and development practitioners of developing countries. Capacity for Development is defined by the WBI as "the ability of individuals ...

  5. World Bank - Wikipedia

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    The World Bank was created at the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference, along with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The president of the World Bank is traditionally an American. [12] The World Bank and the IMF are both based in Washington, D.C., and work closely with each other.

  6. Ajay Banga - Wikipedia

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    Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (MBA) Ajaypal Singh "Ajay" Banga (born November 10, 1959 [1]) is an Indian-born American business executive. [2] He is currently the president of the World Bank Group. [3] He was the executive chairman of Mastercard, after having previously served as president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the ...

  7. International Monetary Fund - Wikipedia

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    imf.org. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution funded by 190 member countries, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It is regarded as the global lender of last resort to national governments, and a leading supporter of exchange-rate stability.

  8. International financial institutions - Wikipedia

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    An international financial institution (IFI) is a financial institution that has been established (or chartered) by more than one country, and hence is subject to international law. Its owners or shareholders are generally national governments, although other international institutions and other organizations occasionally figure as shareholders.

  9. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala - Wikipedia

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    Okonjo-Iweala had a 25-year career at the World Bank in Washington, D.C., as a development economist and rose to the No.2 position of Managing Director, Operations. [27] As managing director, she had oversight responsibility for the World Bank’s $81 billion operational portfolio in Africa, South Asia, Europe, and Central Asia. Okonjo-Iweala ...