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World Bank  

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  • The World Bank Group includes five administrative practices dedicated to promoting economic reconstruction and development across the globe, with a special focus on eliminating poverty. The group includes the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Development Association, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty; World Bank]

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