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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Who We Are</title> <link rel="canonical" href="https://www.worldbank.org/ext/en/who-we-are"> <meta name="description" content="With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations"> <meta name="keywords" content="hello keyword"> <meta property="og:title" content="Who We Are"> <meta property="og:description" content="With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations"> <meta property="og:url" content="https://www.worldbank.org/ext/en/who-we-are"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://www.worldbank.org/ext/en/media_1a1ee95f36fe762c852422a10ab86f963c97d5072.png?width=1200&format=pjpg&optimize=medium"> <meta property="og:image:secure_url" content="https://www.worldbank.org/ext/en/media_1a1ee95f36fe762c852422a10ab86f963c97d5072.png?width=1200&format=pjpg&optimize=medium"> <meta property="og:image:alt" content="Portrait of a World Bank beneficiary"> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image"> <meta name="twitter:title" content="Who We Are"> <meta name="twitter:description" content="With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations"> <meta name="twitter:image" content="https://www.worldbank.org/ext/en/media_1a1ee95f36fe762c852422a10ab86f963c97d5072.png?width=1200&format=pjpg&optimize=medium"> <meta name="information_classification" content="PUB_AI"> <meta name="originating_unit" content="External and Corporate Relations - Corporate Communications, ECRCC"> <meta name="published-time" content="2024-11-22T17:25:14.265Z"> <meta name="pagecategory" content="navigation landing"> <meta name="languages" content="English, ENG"> <meta name="channel" content="EXT WHO WE ARE EN EXT"> <meta name="pagename" content="who-we-are"> <meta name="page-swoosh" content="page-swoosh-half-curve"> <meta name="cq-tags" content="world-bank:content-type, world-bank:category/digital"> <meta name="content_type" content="Others"> <meta name="content_date" content="2024-10-21T00:00:00.000Z"> <meta name="pageuid" content="877b5312"> <meta name="alternate-url" content="en|https://www.worldbank.org/ext/en/who-we-are, es|https://www.bancomundial.org/ext/es/who-we-are, ar|https://www.albankaldawli.org/ext/ar/who-we-are, fr|https://www.banquemondiale.org/ext/fr/who-we-are, ru|https://www.vsemirnyjbank.org/ext/ru/who-we-are, zh|https://www.shihang.org/ext/zh/who-we-are, ja|https://www.worldbank.org/ext/ja/who-we-are"> <meta name="modified-time" content="2024-11-22T17:24:57.515Z"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <script src="/ext/scripts/aem.js" type="module"></script> <script src="/ext/scripts/scripts.js" type="module"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/ext/styles/styles.css"> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/content/dam/wbr-redesign/logos/wbg-favicon.png"> </head> <body> <header></header> <main> <div> <div class="breadcrumb"> <div> <div></div> </div> </div> <div class="section-metadata"> <div> <div>style</div> <div>default</div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="heading"> <div> <div></div> </div> <div> <div></div> </div> <div> <div>Who We Are</div> </div> <div> <div>h1</div> </div> <div> <div></div> </div> <div> <div>false</div> </div> <div> <div></div> </div> <div> <div>heading-top-huge</div> </div> <div> <div>heading-bottom-small</div> </div> </div> <div class="heading"> <div> <div></div> </div> <div> <div></div> </div> <div> <div>We exist to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet.</div> </div> <div> <div>p</div> </div> <div> <div></div> </div> <div> <div></div> </div> <div> <div></div> </div> <div> <div>heading-top-none</div> </div> <div> <div>heading-bottom-xlarge</div> </div> </div> <p> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_1a1ee95f36fe762c852422a10ab86f963c97d5072.png?width=2000&format=webply&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_1a1ee95f36fe762c852422a10ab86f963c97d5072.png?width=750&format=webply&optimize=medium"> <source type="image/png" srcset="./media_1a1ee95f36fe762c852422a10ab86f963c97d5072.png?width=2000&format=png&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <img loading="lazy" alt="Portrait of a World Bank beneficiary" src="./media_1a1ee95f36fe762c852422a10ab86f963c97d5072.png?width=750&format=png&optimize=medium" width="1457" height="515"> </picture> </p> <div class="section-metadata"> <div> <div>sec-spacing</div> <div>section-none</div> </div> <div> <div>sec-spacing-bottom</div> <div>section-none</div> </div> <div> <div>style</div> <div>bg-default</div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="columns columns-divider-variant column-layout-33-67"> <div> <div><strong>Our mission is to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet. This is threatened by multiple, intertwined crises. Time is of the essence.</strong></div> <div> <p><strong>We are writing a new playbook to drive impactful development that is:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Inclusive of everyone, including women and young people.</li> <li>Resilient to shocks, including against climate and biodiversity crises, pandemics and fragility.</li> <li>Sustainable, through growth and job creation, human development, fiscal and debt management, food security and access to clean air, water, and affordable energy.</li> </ul> <p>To achieve this, we will work with all clients as one World Bank Group, in close partnership with other multilateral institutions, the private sector, and civil society.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section-metadata"> <div> <div>sec-spacing</div> <div>section-xxlarge</div> </div> <div> <div>sec-spacing-bottom</div> <div>section-huge</div> </div> <div> <div>sec-swoosh</div> <div>sec-swoosh-type2</div> </div> <div> <div>style</div> <div>bg-default</div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="columns valign-bottom halign-default columns-heading-with-description"> <div> <div> <h2 id="five-institutionsone-world-bank-group"><strong>Five Institutions</strong><br>One World Bank Group</h2> </div> <div>Working together to reduce poverty and promote sustainable development with knowledge, financing, and expertise.</div> </div> </div> <div class="section-metadata"> <div> <div>sec-spacing</div> <div>section-xhuge</div> </div> <div> <div>sec-spacing-bottom</div> <div>section-xxsmall</div> </div> <div> <div>sec-swoosh</div> <div>sec-swoosh-none</div> </div> <div> <div>style</div> <div>bg-primary-blue-90</div> </div> <div> <div>sec-inside-container</div> <div>false</div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="organizational-cards"> <div> <div> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_1a891c59af4ff2882295e2bdcd424aeb820a74202.png?width=2000&format=webply&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_1a891c59af4ff2882295e2bdcd424aeb820a74202.png?width=750&format=webply&optimize=medium"> <source type="image/png" srcset="./media_1a891c59af4ff2882295e2bdcd424aeb820a74202.png?width=2000&format=png&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <img loading="lazy" alt="BG Image" src="./media_1a891c59af4ff2882295e2bdcd424aeb820a74202.png?width=750&format=png&optimize=medium" width="1600" height="560"> </picture> </div> </div> <div> <div>IBRD</div> <div>International Bank for Reconstruction and Development</div> <div>Provides financial products and policy advice to help middle-income and creditworthy low-income countries reduce poverty and respond to regional and global challenges.</div> <div><a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/who-we-are/ibrd">Learn More</a></div> </div> <div> <div>IDA</div> <div>International Development Association</div> <div>Offers grants and low-interest loans help low-income countries invest in their futures, improve lives, and create safer, more prosperous communities around the world.</div> <div><a href="https://ida.worldbank.org/">Learn More</a></div> </div> <div> <div>IFC</div> <div>International Finance Corporation</div> <div>Advances economic development and improves the lives of people by encouraging the growth of the private sector in developing countries.</div> <div><a href="https://www.ifc.org/">Learn More</a></div> </div> <div> <div>MIGA</div> <div>Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency</div> <div>Provides political risk insurance (guarantees) for projects in a broad range of sectors in developing member countries, covering all regions of the world.</div> <div><a href="https://www.miga.org/">Learn More</a></div> </div> <div> <div>ICSID</div> <div>International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes</div> <div>The world’s leading institution devoted to international investment dispute settlement.</div> <div><a href="https://icsid.worldbank.org/">Learn More</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="section-metadata"> <div> <div>sec-spacing</div> <div>section-none</div> </div> <div> <div>sec-spacing-bottom</div> <div>section-none</div> </div> <div> <div>style</div> <div>bg-primary-blue-90</div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="columns halign-default column-layout-67-33 valign-bottom"> <div> <div> <h2 id="measuring-our-impact-and-progress"><strong>Measuring our impact</strong> and Progress</h2> <p>We’re transforming how we evaluate our progress toward a world free of poverty on a livable planet.</p> </div> <div><a href="https://scorecard.worldbank.org/en/scorecard/home" title="See the Scorecard">See the Scorecard</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="section-metadata"> <div> <div>sec-spacing</div> <div>section-xhuge</div> </div> <div> <div>sec-spacing-bottom</div> <div>sec-spacing-default</div> </div> <div> <div>sec-swoosh</div> <div>sec-swoosh-none</div> </div> <div> <div>style</div> <div>bg-default</div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="measuring-impact-cards"> <div> <div>protectionForThePoorest-people</div> <div> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_1835c7014eed41d044781e045d002cccf9fa94f65.png?width=2000&format=webply&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_1835c7014eed41d044781e045d002cccf9fa94f65.png?width=750&format=webply&optimize=medium"> <source type="image/png" srcset="./media_1835c7014eed41d044781e045d002cccf9fa94f65.png?width=2000&format=png&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <img loading="lazy" alt="PROTECTION FOR THE POOREST" src="./media_1835c7014eed41d044781e045d002cccf9fa94f65.png?width=750&format=png&optimize=medium" width="1139" height="1139"> </picture> </div> <div>221.8 million</div> <div>people directly benefited from social safety net operations</div> <div><a href="https://scorecard.worldbank.org/en/scorecard/protection-for-the-poorest">https://scorecard.worldbank.org/en/scorecard/protection-for-the-poorest</a></div> </div> <div> <div>greenNBluePlanetNResilientPopulations-planet</div> <div> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_13141f32680a6b7a116579b66e1bd69f230900b21.png?width=2000&format=webply&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_13141f32680a6b7a116579b66e1bd69f230900b21.png?width=750&format=webply&optimize=medium"> <source type="image/png" srcset="./media_13141f32680a6b7a116579b66e1bd69f230900b21.png?width=2000&format=png&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <img loading="lazy" alt="GREEN AND BLUE PLANET AND RESILIENT POPULATIONS" src="./media_13141f32680a6b7a116579b66e1bd69f230900b21.png?width=750&format=png&optimize=medium" width="1139" height="1139"> </picture> </div> <div>123.2 million</div> <div>people supported with enhanced resilience to climate risks</div> <div><a href="https://scorecard.worldbank.org/en/scorecard/green-and-blue-planet-and-resilient-populations">https://scorecard.worldbank.org/en/scorecard/green-and-blue-planet-and-resilient-populations</a></div> </div> <div> <div>connectedCommunities-infrastructure</div> <div> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_19b8101cd18329de26ab83b0cfc147c6adca1bc73.png?width=2000&format=webply&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_19b8101cd18329de26ab83b0cfc147c6adca1bc73.png?width=750&format=webply&optimize=medium"> <source type="image/png" srcset="./media_19b8101cd18329de26ab83b0cfc147c6adca1bc73.png?width=2000&format=png&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <img loading="lazy" alt="CONNECTED COMMUNITIES" src="./media_19b8101cd18329de26ab83b0cfc147c6adca1bc73.png?width=750&format=png&optimize=medium" width="1139" height="1139"> </picture> </div> <div>142.4 million</div> <div>people benefited from improved access to transportation</div> <div><a href="https://scorecard.worldbank.org/en/scorecard/connected-communities">https://scorecard.worldbank.org/en/scorecard/connected-communities</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="section-metadata"> <div> <div>sec-spacing</div> <div>section-none</div> </div> <div> <div>style</div> <div>default</div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="priority-list"> <div> <div>our priorities</div> </div> <div> <div><strong>Tackling Complex, Intertwined CHALLENGES</strong> with knowledge, experience, and innovation</div> </div> <div> <div>See all Topics</div> </div> <div> <div><a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic">https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic</a></div> </div> <div> <div>world-bank:category/people</div> <div> <p>Promote global health, inclusive education, and social protection.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/education" title="Education">Education</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/socialprotection" title="Social Protection">Social Protection</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/health" title="Health">Health</a></li> </ul> </div> <div> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_14fa576f847ee69c5c4e90c2416e970e13d6d01b8.png?width=2000&format=webply&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_14fa576f847ee69c5c4e90c2416e970e13d6d01b8.png?width=750&format=webply&optimize=medium"> <source type="image/png" srcset="./media_14fa576f847ee69c5c4e90c2416e970e13d6d01b8.png?width=2000&format=png&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <img loading="lazy" alt="People" src="./media_14fa576f847ee69c5c4e90c2416e970e13d6d01b8.png?width=750&format=png&optimize=medium" width="704" height="731"> </picture> </div> </div> <div> <div>world-bank:category/prosperity</div> <div> <p>Invest in projects, policies, governance, and systems that create opportunity and prosperity.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/macroeconomics" title="Economic Policies">Economic Policies</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/governance" title="Institutions">Institutions</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/about/unit/fci" title="Finance, Competition & Investment">Finance, Competition & Investment</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/poverty" title="Poverty">Poverty</a></li> </ul> </div> <div> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_148734ee424febda7c239f82a2e832cf90c72300e.png?width=2000&format=webply&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_148734ee424febda7c239f82a2e832cf90c72300e.png?width=750&format=webply&optimize=medium"> <source type="image/png" srcset="./media_148734ee424febda7c239f82a2e832cf90c72300e.png?width=2000&format=png&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <img loading="lazy" alt="Prosperity" src="./media_148734ee424febda7c239f82a2e832cf90c72300e.png?width=750&format=png&optimize=medium" width="704" height="731"> </picture> </div> </div> <div> <div>world-bank:category/planet</div> <div> <p>Provide sustainable food systems, water, and economies for healthy people and a healthy planet.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/agriculture">Agriculture</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/socialsustainability" title="Institutions">Inclusion</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/climatechange" title="Finance, Competition & Investment">Climate</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/water" title="Poverty">Water</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/environment" title="Environment">Environment</a></li> </ul> </div> <div> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_118aff1d5b2c8bdced088f8111993c39b4e9e7ef7.png?width=2000&format=webply&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_118aff1d5b2c8bdced088f8111993c39b4e9e7ef7.png?width=750&format=webply&optimize=medium"> <source type="image/png" srcset="./media_118aff1d5b2c8bdced088f8111993c39b4e9e7ef7.png?width=2000&format=png&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <img loading="lazy" alt="Planet" src="./media_118aff1d5b2c8bdced088f8111993c39b4e9e7ef7.png?width=750&format=png&optimize=medium" width="704" height="731"> </picture> </div> </div> <div> <div>world-bank:category/infrastructure</div> <div> <p>Develop safe and sustainable energy, transportation, and urban mobility.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/energy" title="Energy & Extractives">Energy & Extractives</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/transport" title="Transport">Transport</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/sustainableinfrastructurefinance" title="Sustainable Infrastructure Finance">Sustainable Infrastructure Finance</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/urbandevelopment" title="Urban Development">Urban Development</a></li> </ul> </div> <div> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_112189645fae99a632a60eec00f07b03527fd1624.png?width=2000&format=webply&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_112189645fae99a632a60eec00f07b03527fd1624.png?width=750&format=webply&optimize=medium"> <source type="image/png" srcset="./media_112189645fae99a632a60eec00f07b03527fd1624.png?width=2000&format=png&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <img loading="lazy" alt="Infrastructure" src="./media_112189645fae99a632a60eec00f07b03527fd1624.png?width=750&format=png&optimize=medium" width="704" height="731"> </picture> </div> </div> <div> <div>world-bank:category/digital</div> <div> <p>Accelerate digital access to create economic opportunity and to transform lives.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/digital" title="Economic Policies">Digital Transformation</a></li> </ul> </div> <div> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_158a1d00bd1d5221dfcc878063528cff925197abb.png?width=2000&format=webply&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_158a1d00bd1d5221dfcc878063528cff925197abb.png?width=750&format=webply&optimize=medium"> <source type="image/png" srcset="./media_158a1d00bd1d5221dfcc878063528cff925197abb.png?width=2000&format=png&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <img loading="lazy" alt="Digital" src="./media_158a1d00bd1d5221dfcc878063528cff925197abb.png?width=750&format=png&optimize=medium" width="704" height="731"> </picture> </div> </div> <div> <div>world-bank:category/cross-cutting-areas</div> <div> <p>Issues affecting all areas of development.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/gender" title="Economic Policies">Gender</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/fragilityconflictviolence" title="Institutions">Fragility, Conflict & Violence</a></li> </ul> </div> <div> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_146b4cb1549c68b344b519f84459b7ff850e75ae7.png?width=2000&format=webply&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_146b4cb1549c68b344b519f84459b7ff850e75ae7.png?width=750&format=webply&optimize=medium"> <source type="image/png" srcset="./media_146b4cb1549c68b344b519f84459b7ff850e75ae7.png?width=2000&format=png&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <img loading="lazy" alt="Cross cutting areas" src="./media_146b4cb1549c68b344b519f84459b7ff850e75ae7.png?width=750&format=png&optimize=medium" width="704" height="731"> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section-metadata"> <div> <div>sec-spacing</div> <div>section-xlarge</div> </div> <div> <div>sec-swoosh</div> <div>sec-swoosh-type3</div> </div> <div> <div>style</div> <div>bg-default</div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="columns columns-image-right"> <div> <div> <p>Leadership</p> <p>“Business as usual is not going to change the world for our grandchildren.”</p> <p><a href="/ext/en/who-we-are/leadership" title="Meet Our Leadership Team">Meet Our Leadership Team</a></p> </div> <div> <p> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_17affd2b11342daf2530e4b0a5af188468411b2e4.jpeg?width=2000&format=webply&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_17affd2b11342daf2530e4b0a5af188468411b2e4.jpeg?width=750&format=webply&optimize=medium"> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="./media_17affd2b11342daf2530e4b0a5af188468411b2e4.jpeg?width=2000&format=jpeg&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <img loading="lazy" alt="" src="./media_17affd2b11342daf2530e4b0a5af188468411b2e4.jpeg?width=750&format=jpeg&optimize=medium" width="750" height="500"> </picture> </p> <p><sup>Ajay Banga, President, World Bank Group and Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President, African Development Bank Group.</sup></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section-metadata"> <div> <div>sec-spacing</div> <div>section-xlarge</div> </div> <div> <div>sec-spacing-bottom</div> <div>section-xhuge</div> </div> <div> <div>style</div> <div>default</div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="columns columns-feature-card"> <div> <div> <p><strong>Partner</strong> for People and the Planet</p> <p> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_168d7a47adeacb98e1bbda0957eaa7d27be9a8b89.jpeg?width=2000&format=webply&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_168d7a47adeacb98e1bbda0957eaa7d27be9a8b89.jpeg?width=750&format=webply&optimize=medium"> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="./media_168d7a47adeacb98e1bbda0957eaa7d27be9a8b89.jpeg?width=2000&format=jpeg&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <img loading="lazy" alt="Children in Partner for People and the Planet" src="./media_168d7a47adeacb98e1bbda0957eaa7d27be9a8b89.jpeg?width=750&format=jpeg&optimize=medium" width="1680" height="1009"> </picture> </p> <p>The world's challenges are increasingly complex. Solving them requires strong global partnerships with governments, communities, NGOs, and businesses.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/about/partners">About Partnerships</a></strong></p> </div> <div> <p><strong>Accountable</strong> to ourselves and the people we serve</p> <p> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_104cad883c9c63d46d00d07835ce219353d8c7246.png?width=2000&format=webply&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_104cad883c9c63d46d00d07835ce219353d8c7246.png?width=750&format=webply&optimize=medium"> <source type="image/png" srcset="./media_104cad883c9c63d46d00d07835ce219353d8c7246.png?width=2000&format=png&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <img loading="lazy" alt="Woman working inside a greenhouse in Jamaica" src="./media_104cad883c9c63d46d00d07835ce219353d8c7246.png?width=750&format=png&optimize=medium" width="421" height="281"> </picture> </p> <p>Trust is crucial to our work. We strive to be open, transparent, and participatory.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://scorecard.worldbank.org/en/scorecard/home" title="Our Scorecard">Scorecard</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.inspectionpanel.org/" title="Inspection Panel">Inspection Panel</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.cao-ombudsman.org/" title="Compliance Advisory Ombudsman">Compliance Advisory Ombudsman</a></strong></p> <p><a href="https://accountability.worldbank.org/en/home" title="About Our Accountability Mechanisms">Accountability Mechanism</a></p> </div> <div> <p><strong>Open Data</strong> AS AN ESSENTIAL public GOOD</p> <p> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_1da8cbc8880dcba742caa4d8c335725ede758fd14.jpeg?width=2000&format=webply&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_1da8cbc8880dcba742caa4d8c335725ede758fd14.jpeg?width=750&format=webply&optimize=medium"> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="./media_1da8cbc8880dcba742caa4d8c335725ede758fd14.jpeg?width=2000&format=jpeg&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <img loading="lazy" alt="World Bank Data Playground" src="./media_1da8cbc8880dcba742caa4d8c335725ede758fd14.jpeg?width=750&format=jpeg&optimize=medium" width="5836" height="3891"> </picture> </p> <p>Our data initiatives inform and empower citizens, researchers, and changemakers around the world.</p> <p><a href="https://data.worldbank.org/">Explore the Data</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section-metadata"> <div> <div>sec-spacing</div> <div>section-xhuge</div> </div> <div> <div>style</div> <div>bg-primary-blue-90</div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="carousel"> <div> <div>HISTORY</div> </div> <div> <div> <p><strong>80 Years of Change</strong> 1944 to 2024</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/archive/history">Explore Our History</a></p> </div> </div> <div> <div></div> </div> <div> <div></div> </div> <div> <div> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_17aa32a0ca4f043a268d866d7a2e2b66dcaa074d0.jpeg?width=2000&format=webply&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_17aa32a0ca4f043a268d866d7a2e2b66dcaa074d0.jpeg?width=750&format=webply&optimize=medium"> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="./media_17aa32a0ca4f043a268d866d7a2e2b66dcaa074d0.jpeg?width=2000&format=jpeg&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <img loading="lazy" alt="U.S. Treasury Secretary and Bretton Woods Conference" src="./media_17aa32a0ca4f043a268d866d7a2e2b66dcaa074d0.jpeg?width=750&format=jpeg&optimize=medium" width="2766" height="1918"> </picture> </div> <div>U.S. Treasury Secretary and Bretton Woods Conference President Henry Morgenthau Jr. speaks to delegates at the Bretton Woods Conference in July 1944. This conference resulted in the formation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank).</div> </div> <div> <div> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_124c0d7861a6a83e3e0a8ce0533fc344c5eb61c60.jpeg?width=2000&format=webply&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_124c0d7861a6a83e3e0a8ce0533fc344c5eb61c60.jpeg?width=750&format=webply&optimize=medium"> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="./media_124c0d7861a6a83e3e0a8ce0533fc344c5eb61c60.jpeg?width=2000&format=jpeg&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <img loading="lazy" alt="Construction on viaduct, Yugoslavia." src="./media_124c0d7861a6a83e3e0a8ce0533fc344c5eb61c60.jpeg?width=750&format=jpeg&optimize=medium" width="3300" height="2188"> </picture> </div> <div>Construction in 1965 of a new railway line running from Sarajevo to Ploče in Yugoslavia with financial assistance from the World Bank. When the Marshall Plan took over post-war reconstruction efforts in Europe, the World Bank quickly shifted to funding infrastructure projects around the world.</div> </div> <div> <div> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_131208a91be9a7e2706bab0483571e682b3c855cb.jpeg?width=2000&format=webply&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_131208a91be9a7e2706bab0483571e682b3c855cb.jpeg?width=750&format=webply&optimize=medium"> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="./media_131208a91be9a7e2706bab0483571e682b3c855cb.jpeg?width=2000&format=jpeg&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <img loading="lazy" alt="Reservior construction, Sao Paulo, Brazil." src="./media_131208a91be9a7e2706bab0483571e682b3c855cb.jpeg?width=750&format=jpeg&optimize=medium" width="3300" height="2232"> </picture> </div> <div>Construction of a reservoir in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1973, with World Bank funding, aimed to improve water supply and sewerage services in and around the city. This was the first comprehensive action taken to restore ecological balance in the rivers and part of the Bank’s first loan for environmental projects.</div> </div> <div> <div> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_1c8061964d1d3c33475e4ab435d38c0876f89bc83.jpeg?width=2000&format=webply&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_1c8061964d1d3c33475e4ab435d38c0876f89bc83.jpeg?width=750&format=webply&optimize=medium"> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="./media_1c8061964d1d3c33475e4ab435d38c0876f89bc83.jpeg?width=2000&format=jpeg&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <img loading="lazy" alt="The Vocational Training Institution, Korea." src="./media_1c8061964d1d3c33475e4ab435d38c0876f89bc83.jpeg?width=750&format=jpeg&optimize=medium" width="3300" height="2254"> </picture> </div> <div>A student in the Vocational Training Institution in Pusan, Korea, in 1980. The World Bank approved a loan of $23 million to Korea to finance a vocational training project designed to support the country’s continuing manpower development program.</div> </div> <div> <div> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_14bdab5363bcd405207d293522fe576787544a453.jpeg?width=2000&format=webply&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_14bdab5363bcd405207d293522fe576787544a453.jpeg?width=750&format=webply&optimize=medium"> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="./media_14bdab5363bcd405207d293522fe576787544a453.jpeg?width=2000&format=jpeg&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <img loading="lazy" alt="A local women’s group in Kenya, 2008." src="./media_14bdab5363bcd405207d293522fe576787544a453.jpeg?width=750&format=jpeg&optimize=medium" width="800" height="537"> </picture> </div> <div>A local women’s group in Kenya, 2008. In collaboration with the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals and the Sustainable Development Goals, the World Bank entered the new century emphasizing community-driven development, aid coordination, safeguarding vulnerable groups, and addressing climate change.</div> </div> </div> <div class="section-metadata"> <div> <div>sec-spacing</div> <div>section-xhuge</div> </div> <div> <div>sec-spacing-bottom</div> <div>section-none</div> </div> <div> <div>style</div> <div>default</div> </div> <div> <div>sec-width</div> <div>false</div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="columns columns-image-right"> <div> <div> <p>2024 Annual Report</p> <p><strong>A Better Bank</strong><br>for a Better World</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/about/annual-report" title="View the 2024 Annual Report">View the 2024 Annual Report</a></p> </div> <div> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_1db8e71f26da6808ce8c357325995284032dac0e7.jpeg?width=2000&format=webply&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="./media_1db8e71f26da6808ce8c357325995284032dac0e7.jpeg?width=750&format=webply&optimize=medium"> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="./media_1db8e71f26da6808ce8c357325995284032dac0e7.jpeg?width=2000&format=jpeg&optimize=medium" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <img loading="lazy" alt="Annual report" src="./media_1db8e71f26da6808ce8c357325995284032dac0e7.jpeg?width=750&format=jpeg&optimize=medium" width="1000" height="667"> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section-metadata"> <div> <div>sec-spacing</div> <div>section-xhuge</div> </div> <div> <div>sec-spacing-bottom</div> <div>section-xhuge</div> </div> <div> <div>style</div> <div>default</div> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer></footer> </body> </html>