The World Bank Annual Report 2008 : Year in Review

The World Bank Annual Report 2008 : Year in Review

The World Bank Group's work focuses on achievement of the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The goals call for eliminating poverty and achieving inclusive and sustainable globalization. The MDGs lay out a blueprint for the World Bank...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	World Bank Annual Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CAPITAL ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING POLICIES ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES ACCOUNTING STANDARD ADVISORY SERVICE ADVISORY SERVICES AFFILIATE AFFILIATES AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL MARKETS AGRICULTURAL TRADE AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION AID EFFECTIVENESS ARBITRATION AUDIT COMMITTEE BANK LENDING BANK LOANS BANKS BOND BOND INDEX BOND MARKETS BONDS BORROWER BORROWING BORROWINGS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES CAPITAL MARKETS CD CIVIL SERVICE COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMODITY PRICES COMPETITIVE BIDDING CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORRUPTION COST OF REMITTANCES CREDIT CRUNCH CREDIT LINES CREDITS DEBT DEBT MANAGEMENT DEBT RELIEF DEBT SECURITIES DECENTRALIZATION DERIVATIVES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT FINANCE DEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTIONS DISABLED DISBURSEMENTS DIVERSIFICATION DONOR FUNDING DONOR SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ECONOMIC SYSTEM EMERGING MARKET EMERGING MARKET COUNTRIES EMERGING MARKETS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EQUITY INVESTMENT EQUITY INVESTMENTS EXPATRIATE EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXTREME POVERTY FAIR VALUE FARMERS FEDERAL RESERVE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITIES FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MARKET FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SECTOR ASSESSMENT FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORM FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRIES FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL STRENGTH FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FINANCING FACILITY FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS FOREIGN MARKETS FRAUD GENDER GENDER EQUALITY GENDER ISSUES GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL MARKETS GLOBALIZATION GOVERNMENT CAPACITY GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES GRANT PROGRAMS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES GROWTH OPPORTUNITY GUARANTEE AGENCY HEALTH SERVICES HOST GOVERNMENTS HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ILLITERACY INCOME INEQUALITIES INCOME TAXES INEQUALITIES INEQUALITY INFORMATION ON BUSINESS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING INSURANCE INSURANCE PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATES INVESTMENT FUNDS INVESTMENT STRATEGIES ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK ISLAMIC FINANCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LAWS LEGAL ASSISTANCE LENDING POLICIES LIMITED ACCESS LIQUID ASSETS LIQUIDITY LOAN LOAN PRICES LOAN PRODUCTS LOCAL CURRENCY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL MARKETS LONG-TERM LOANS MACROECONOMICS MAINSTREAMING GENDER MATURITIES MICROFINANCE MIGRATION MONETARY FUND MULTINATIONAL NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL RESOURCES NEW BUSINESS NUTRITION OPERATING INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN OUTSTANDING LOANS PARTIAL RISK PENSION PENSIONS PEOPLES PLEDGES POLITICAL RISK PORTFOLIO PREPAYMENTS PRINCIPAL REPAYMENTS PRIVATE ENTERPRISES PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC POLICY PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITIES PURCHASING POWER PARITY REFUGEES REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS REMITTANCE REMITTANCE CORRIDOR REPAYMENTS RESERVES RETAINED EARNINGS RETIREMENT RISK MANAGEMENT RISK MANAGEMENT TOOLS RISK MITIGATION SETTLEMENT SMART CARDS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL FUNDS SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOURCE OF INFORMATION SOURCES OF FINANCE SUBNATIONAL FINANCE TAX TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRADING TRADING SYSTEM TRANSITION COUNTRIES TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TREATIES TRUST FUND UNEMPLOYMENT UNION URBAN AREAS VULNERABLE GROUPS WATER SUPPLY WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/09/9992250/world-bank-annual-report-2008-year-review http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7524

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Summary:	The World Bank Group's work focuses on achievement of the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The goals call for eliminating poverty and achieving inclusive and sustainable globalization. The MDGs lay out a blueprint for the World Bank Group, setting its priorities and measuring its results. The World Bank is the world's largest funder of education; the world's largest external funder of the fight against HIV/AIDS; a leader in the fight against corruption worldwide; a strong supporter of debt relief; and the largest international financier of biodiversity, water supply, and sanitation projects. The recipients of the World Bank Group's fiscal 2008 financial commitments are using the funds in more than 670 projects, many of them collaborative efforts of two or more of the affiliates. The projects are designed to overcome poverty and enhance growth by improving education and health services, promoting private sector development, building infrastructure, and strengthening governance and institutions. They are practical plans to help developing countries move from poverty and become more competitive in a globalizing world. The Bank Group is also preparing a strategic framework on climate change and development - a plan for integrating climate change and development challenges without compromising growth and poverty reduction efforts. The framework will include priorities, approaches, and a road map for action in helping countries mitigate or adapt to climate change. In addition, the Bank Group has set a goal of scaling up its portfolio of investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency projects by an annual average of 20 percent through 2010.

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