World Bank (WB). Trade Development, Globalization

1. Introduction to the World Bank (WB)
2. World Bank Organization
3. The World Bank and the Millennium Development Goals
4. World Bank operations:
   1. Fund generation
   2. Loans
   3. Trust funds
   4. Grants
5. Doing Business with WB
6. World Bank Projects
   1. Profiles
   2. Databases
   3. Projects Lifecycle (Identification, preparation, appraisal, approval, implementation, completion, and evaluation)
7. Case Study: World Bank’s Role in African Global Trade
8. Case Study: World Bank Projects in Africa
9. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
10. International Development Association
11. Global Economic Prospects report
12. World Development Indicators

World Bank:

The educational aims of the Subject “World Bank (WB)” are to

1. Understand the purposes, structure, and functions of the World Bank
2. Identify the cooperation areas of the World Bank
3. Analyze the loans of the World Bank
4. Know the affiliated institutions: Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the International Finance Corporation
5. To understand the projects operation of the World Bank

The Subject “World Bank” is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

Doctorate: World Trade.

Languages: or Banque Mondiale Banco Mundial.

Area of Knowledge: Globalization.

1. United Nations
2. UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
3. World Trade Organization (WTO)
4. International Monetary Fund

The “World Bank Group” consists of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association and three other Organizations; they supply low-interest loans, interest-free credit and grants to Developing Countries.

1. IBRD: Loans to middle-income and creditworthy low-income countries.
2. IDA: Interest-free loans and grants for the poorest nations.
3. IFC (International Finance Corporation): Supports private sector development.
4. MIGA (Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency): Provides political Risk insurance.
5. ICSID (International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes): Facilitates Dispute Resolution.

Member States of the World Bank: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, People's Republic of China, Colombia, The Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Ivory Coast, Croatia, The Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Eastern Caribbean States, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, the EU, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyz Republic, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, FS Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, The Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé, Senegal, Serbia, the Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Eswatini, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, East Timor, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, the United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.