The World Bank
Introduction to The World Bank
The World Bank is is a multilateral lending agency consiting of four closely associated institutions. These are: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the main lending arm of the World Bank; the International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank affiliate that lends on concessional terms to the poorest countries; the International Finance Corporation (IFC), which finances private sector projects and advises businesses and governments on investment issues; and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) which promotes foreign direct investment through guarantees, policy advice, and promotional services.
The World Bank Directory Services offers an on-line catalog system that allows directory and inventory search and retrieval of metadata on World Bank data and information. It provides for the browsing and ordering of datasets. The catalog system, developed by the Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), is interoperable with an international network of Data Centers.
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