WBG

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WBG is the commonly used abbreviation for the World Bank Group, an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to support development and reduce poverty worldwide.

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instanceOf development finance institution ⓘ
intergovernmental organization ⓘ
international financial institution ⓘ
abbreviationOf World Bank Group ⓘ
alsoKnownAs the World Bank (in common usage) ⓘ
linked to: World Bank
currency United States dollar ⓘ
linked to: US dollar
disputeSettlementArm International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes ⓘ
focusArea agriculture ⓘ
climate change mitigation and adaptation ⓘ
education ⓘ
governance and institutions ⓘ
health ⓘ
infrastructure development ⓘ
founded 1944 ⓘ
foundedAtEvent Bretton Woods Conference ⓘ
foundingLocation Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, United States ⓘ
governedBy Board of Executive Directors ⓘ
Board of Governors ⓘ
hasComponent International Bank for Reconstruction and Development ⓘ
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes ⓘ
International Development Association ⓘ
International Finance Corporation ⓘ
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency ⓘ
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C., United States ⓘ
linked to: Washington, D.C.
legalStatus specialized agency of the United Nations system ⓘ
lendingArm International Bank for Reconstruction and Development ⓘ
International Development Association ⓘ
memberOf United Nations Development Group ⓘ
numberOfMemberCountries over 180 ⓘ
offers grants ⓘ
loans ⓘ
policy advice ⓘ
technical assistance ⓘ
officialLanguage English ⓘ
ownedBy member countries ⓘ
primaryLanguage English ⓘ
privateSectorArm International Finance Corporation ⓘ
purpose economic development ⓘ
poverty reduction ⓘ
promotion of shared prosperity ⓘ
riskInsuranceArm Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency ⓘ
sector development finance ⓘ
international development ⓘ
poverty alleviation ⓘ
shortName WBG ⓘ
website https://www.worldbank.org ⓘ
worksIn low-income countries ⓘ
middle-income countries ⓘ

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World Bank Group → shortName → WBG ⓘ
subject linked to: WBG