World Bank

noun

an international bank established in 1944 to help member nations reconstruct and develop, especially by guaranteeing loans: a specialized agency of the United Nations.

World Bank

noun

an international cooperative organization established in 1945 under the Bretton Woods Agreement to assist economic development, esp of backward nations, by the advance of loans guaranteed by member governments Officially calledInternational Bank for Reconstruction and Development

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Over the years, Pakistan and India have pursued competing legal avenues under the treaty brokered by the World Bank.

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The figures come as Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to attend the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank to meet fellow finance ministers and push for a US trade deal.

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The predictions come as top economic policymakers gather in Washington for the spring meetings of the IMF and World Bank.

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The Lebanese government has pledged to set up a reconstruction fund, which the World Bank estimates will cost $11bn nationwide.

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According to export data from the World Bank, the islands have, over the past few years, usually exported a small amount of products to the US.

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