it's a representation about the world bank and some things about it

1. Presented By :
FALIH Yasmine

2. • INTRODUCTION
• VIDEO ABOUT THE WORLD BANK
• DEFINITION OF THE WORLD BANK
• VIDEO ABOUT EXTREME POVERTY
• HISTORY OF THE WORLD BANK
• AFFILIATES OF THE WORLD BANK GROUP
• OPERATIONS
• AREA OF OPERATION
• 5 PRIORITIES OF THE WORLD BANK
• CRITICISM
• CONCLUSION

5. DEFINITION OF THE WORLD BANK
• the Bank functions as an international
organization that attempts to fight poverty by
offering developmental assistance to middle and
poor-income countries. By giving loans, and
offering advice and training in both the private
and public sectors, the World Bank aims to
eliminate extreme poverty by helping people
help themselves.

7. HISTORY OF THE WORLD BANK
• The World Bank was created at the end of World
War II as a result of many European and Asian
countries needing financing to fund
reconstruction efforts. Created out of the Bretton
Woods agreement of 1944, the Bank was
successful in providing financing for these
devastated countries.

8. AFFILIATES OF THE WORLD BANK GROUP
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Established 1944 | 186 Members
The International Development Association
Established 1960 | 169 Members
The International Finance Corporation
Established 1956 | 182 Members
The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
Established 1988 | 174 Members
The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
Established 1966 | 143 Members

9. OPERATIONS
• Fund generation
• Grants
• Analytic & Advisory Services
• Capacity building
• Granting reconstruction & development loans
• Providing loans to governments & private concerns
• Promoting foreign investment
• Providing technical, economic and monetary advice
• Encouraging industrial development

10. • Agriculture and Rural
Development
• Economic policy
• Education
• Energy
• Environment
• Financial sector
• Health, nutrition and population
industry
• Information, computing and
telecommunication
• Law and justice
• Private sector
• Social protection
• Trade
• Water resources
• Water supply and sanitation
AREA OF OPERATION

11. 5 PRIORITIES OF THE WORLD BANK
• World bank provides the largest external funds for
education.
• It is a big support in reducing poverty.
• It provides fund for biodiversity projects.
• it helps to bring clean water, electricity, and transport
to poor people.
• It helps in controlling emerging conflicts.

12. CRITICISM
• It was started to reduce poverty but it support United States’
business interests.
• The President of the Bank is always a citizen of the United States.
• Lack transparency to external publics.
• It is used as an instrument for the promotion of U.S. or Western
interests.
• The decision-making structure is undemocratic.
• It has consistently pushed a “neo-liberal” agenda