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<li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="23"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/caboverde">Cabo Verde</a> <ul> <li lang="pt"> <a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/pt/country/caboverde">Português</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="24"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/cambodia">Cambodia</a> <ul> <li lang="km"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/km/country/cambodia">ភាសាខ្មែរ</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="25"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/cameroon">Cameroon</a> <ul> <li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/cameroon">Français</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="26"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/canada">Canada</a> <ul> <li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/canada">Français</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="27"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/centralafricanrepublic">Central African Republic</a> <ul> <li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/centralafricanrepublic">Français</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="28"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/chad">Chad</a> <ul> <li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/chad">Français</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="29"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/chile">Chile</a> <ul> <li lang="es"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.bancomundial.org/es/country/chile">Español</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="30"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/china">China</a> <ul> <li lang="zh"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.shihang.org/zh/country/china">中文</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="31"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/colombia">Colombia</a> <ul><li lang="es"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.bancomundial.org/es/country/colombia">Español</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="32"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/comoros">Comoros</a> <ul><li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/comoros">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="33"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/drc">Democratic Republic of Congo</a> <ul><li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/drc">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="34"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/congo">Republic of Congo</a> <ul><li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/congo">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="35"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/costarica">Costa Rica</a> <ul><li lang="es"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.bancomundial.org/es/country/costarica">Español</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="36"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/cotedivoire">Cote d'Ivoire</a> <ul><li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/cotedivoire">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="37"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/croatia">Croatia</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="38"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/eu">Czech Republic</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="39"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/denmark">Denmark</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="40"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/djibouti">Djibouti</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="41"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/caribbean">Dominica</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="42"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/dominicanrepublic">Dominican Republic</a> <ul><li lang="es"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.bancomundial.org/es/country/dominicanrepublic">Español</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="43"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/ecuador">Ecuador</a> <ul><li lang="es"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.bancomundial.org/es/country/ecuador">Español</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="44"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/egypt">Egypt</a> <ul><li lang="ar"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.albankaldawli.org/ar/country/egypt">عربي</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="45"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/elsalvador">El Salvador</a> <ul><li lang="es"> <a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.bancomundial.org/es/country/elsalvador">Español</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="46"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/equatorialguinea">Equatorial Guinea</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="47"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/eritrea">Eritrea</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="48"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/estonia">Estonia</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="49"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/ethiopia">Ethiopia</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="50"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/westerneurope">Europe (Western)</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="51"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/pacificislands">Fiji</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="52"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/finland">Finland</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="53"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/france">France</a> <ul><li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/france">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="54"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/gabon">Gabon</a> <ul><li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/gabon">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="55"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/gambia">The Gambia</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="56"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/georgia">Georgia</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="57"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/germany">Germany</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="58"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/ghana">Ghana</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="59"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/greece">Greece</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="60"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/caribbean">Grenada</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="61"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/guatemala">Guatemala</a> <ul><li lang="es"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.bancomundial.org/es/country/guatemala">Español</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="62"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/guinea">Guinea</a> <ul><li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/guinea">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="63"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/guineabissau">Guinea-Bissau</a> <ul><li lang="pt"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/pt/country/guineabissau">Português</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="64"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/caribbean">Guyana</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="65"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/haiti">Haiti</a> <ul><li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/haiti">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="66"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/honduras">Honduras</a> <ul><li lang="es"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.bancomundial.org/es/country/honduras">Español</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="67"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/eu">Hungary</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="68"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/iceland">Iceland</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="69"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/india">India</a> <ul><li lang="hi"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/hi/country/india">Hindi</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="70"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/indonesia">Indonesia</a> <ul><li lang="in"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/in/country/indonesia">Bahasa</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="71"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/iran">Iran</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="72"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/iraq">Iraq</a> <ul><li lang="ar"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.albankaldawli.org/ar/country/iraq">عربي</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="73"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://data.worldbank.org/country/israel">Israel</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="74"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/italy">Italy</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="75"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/jamaica">Jamaica</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="76"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/japan">Japan</a> <ul><li lang="ja"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/ja/country/japan">日本語</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="77"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/jordan">Jordan</a> <ul><li lang="ar"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.albankaldawli.org/ar/country/jordan">عربي</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="78"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a> <ul><li lang="ru"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.vsemirnyjbank.org/ru/country/kazakhstan">Русский</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="79"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/kenya">Kenya</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="80"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/pacificislands">Kiribati</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="81"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/korea">Korea</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="82"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/kosovo">Kosovo</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="83"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/gcc">Kuwait</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="84"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/kyrgyzrepublic">Kyrgyz Republic</a> <ul><li lang="ru"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.vsemirnyjbank.org/ru/country/kyrgyzrepublic">Русский</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="85"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/lao">Lao PDR</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="86"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/latvia">Latvia</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="87"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/lebanon">Lebanon</a> <ul><li lang="ar"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.albankaldawli.org/ar/country/lebanon">عربي</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="88"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/lesotho">Lesotho</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="89"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/liberia">Liberia</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="90"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/libya">Libya</a> <ul><li lang="ar"> <a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.albankaldawli.org/ar/country/libya">عربي</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="91"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/lithuania">Lithuania</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="92"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/luxembourg">Luxembourg</a> <ul><li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/luxembourg">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="93"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/macedonia">FYR of Macedonia</a> <ul><li lang="mk"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/mk/country/macedonia">македонски</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="94"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/madagascar">Madagascar</a> <ul><li lang="fr"> <a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/madagascar">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="95"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/malawi">Malawi</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="96"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/malaysia">Malaysia</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="97"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/maldives">Maldives</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="98"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/mali">Mali</a> <ul><li lang="fr"> <a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/mali">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="99"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/pacificislands">Marshall Islands</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="100"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/mauritania">Mauritania</a> <ul><li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/mauritania">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="101"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/mauritius">Mauritius</a> <ul><li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/mauritius">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="102"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/mexico">Mexico</a> <ul><li lang="es"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.bancomundial.org/es/country/mexico">Español</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="103"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/pacificislands">FS Micronesia</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="104"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/moldova">Moldova</a> <ul><li lang="ro"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/ro/country/moldova">română</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="105"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/mongolia">Mongolia</a> <ul><li lang="mn"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/mn/country/mongolia">Монгол</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="106"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/montenegro">Montenegro</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="107"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/morocco">Morocco</a> <ul> <li lang="ar"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.albankaldawli.org/ar/country/morocco">عربي</a></li> <li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/morocco">Français</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="108"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/mozambique">Mozambique</a> <ul><li lang="pt"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/pt/country/mozambique">Português</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="109"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/myanmar">Myanmar</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="110"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/namibia">Namibia</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="111"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/nepal">Nepal</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="112"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/netherlands">Netherlands</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="113"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/nicaragua">Nicaragua</a> <ul><li lang="es"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.bancomundial.org/es/country/nicaragua">Español</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="114"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/niger">Niger</a> <ul><li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/niger">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="115"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/nigeria">Nigeria</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="116"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/norway">Norway</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="117"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/gcc">Oman</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="118"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/pakistan">Pakistan</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="119"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/pacificislands">Palau</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="120"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/panama">Panama</a> <ul><li lang="es"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.bancomundial.org/es/country/panama">Español</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="121"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/png">Papua New Guinea</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="122"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/paraguay">Paraguay</a> <ul><li lang="es"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.bancomundial.org/es/country/paraguay">Español</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="123"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/peru">Peru</a> <ul><li lang="es"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.bancomundial.org/es/country/peru">Español</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="124"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/philippines">Philippines</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="125"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/poland">Poland</a> <ul><li lang="pl"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/pl/country/poland">Polski</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="126"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/portugal">Portugal</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="127"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/gcc">Qatar</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="128"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/romania">Romania</a> <ul><li lang="ro"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/ro/country/romania">Română</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="129"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/russia">Russia</a> <ul><li lang="ru"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.vsemirnyjbank.org/ru/country/russia">Русский</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="130"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/rwanda">Rwanda</a> <ul><li lang="fr"> <a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/rwanda">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="131"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/pacificislands">Samoa</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="132"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/saotome">Sao Tome and Principe</a> <ul><li lang="pt"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/pt/country/saotome">Português</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="133"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/senegal">Senegal</a> <ul><li lang="fr"> <a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/senegal">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="134"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/serbia">Serbia</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="135"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/seychelles">Seychelles</a> <ul><li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/seychelles">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="136"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/sierraleone">Sierra Leone</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="137"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/singapore">Singapore</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="138"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/eu">Slovak Republic</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="139"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/eu">Slovenia</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="140"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/pacificislands">Solomon Islands</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="141"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/somalia">Somalia</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="142"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/southafrica">South Africa</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="143"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/southsudan">South Sudan</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="144"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/spain">Spain</a> <ul><li lang="es"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.bancomundial.org/es/country/spain">Español</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="145"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/srilanka">Sri Lanka</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="146"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/caribbean">St. Kitts and Nevis</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="147"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/caribbean">St. Lucia</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="148"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/caribbean">St. Vincent and Grenadines</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="149"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/sudan">Sudan</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="150"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/caribbean">Suriname</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="151"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/swaziland">Swaziland</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="152"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/sweden">Sweden</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="153"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/switzerland">Switzerland</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="154"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/syria">Syria</a> <ul><li lang="ar"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.albankaldawli.org/ar/country/syria">عربي</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="155"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/tajikistan">Tajikistan</a> <ul><li lang="ru"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.vsemirnyjbank.org/ru/country/tajikistan">Русский</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="156"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/tanzania">Tanzania</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="157"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/thailand">Thailand</a> <ul><li lang="th"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/th/country/thailand">ภาษาไทย</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="158"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/timor-leste">Timor Leste (East Timor)</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="159"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/togo">Togo</a> <ul><li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/togo">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="160"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/pacificislands">Tonga</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="161"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/caribbean">Trinidad and Tobago</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="162"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/tunisia">Tunisia</a> <ul><li lang="ar"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.albankaldawli.org/ar/country/tunisia">عربي</a></li></ul> <ul><li lang="fr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/country/tunisia">Français</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="163"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/turkey">Turkey</a> <ul><li lang="tr"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/tr/country/turkey">Türkçe</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="164"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a> <ul><li lang="ru"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.vsemirnyjbank.org/ru/country/turkmenistan">Русский</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="165"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/pacificislands">Tuvalu</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="166"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/uganda">Uganda</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="167"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/ukraine">Ukraine</a> <ul><li lang="uk"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/uk/country/ukraine">Yкраїнський</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="168"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/gcc">United Arab Emirates</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="169"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/unitedkingdom">United Kingdom</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="170"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/unitedstates">United States of America</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="171"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/uruguay">Uruguay</a> <ul><li lang="es"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.bancomundial.org/es/country/uruguay">Español</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="172"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a> <ul><li lang="ru"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.vsemirnyjbank.org/ru/country/uzbekistan">Русский</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="173"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/pacificislands">Vanuatu</a> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="174"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/venezuela">Venezuela</a> <ul><li lang="es"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.bancomundial.org/es/country/venezuela">Español</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="175"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/vietnam">Vietnam</a> <ul><li lang="vi"><a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/vi/country/vietnam">Tiẽng Việt</a></li></ul> </li> <li class="tt-suggestion" data-original-index="176"> <a class="country-name dropdown-item tt-menu-list" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/where-we-work/westbankandgaza">West Bank and Gaza</a> <ul><li lang="ar"> <a class="lang-list dropdown-item tt-menu-list" 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