World Bank

The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programs. It comprises two institutions: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), and the International Development Association (IDA). The World Bank is a component of the World Bank Group, which is part of the United Nations system.

The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty. However, according to its Articles of Agreement, all its decisions must be guided by a commitment to the promotion of foreign investment and international trade and to the facilitation of Capital investment.

World Bank Group

The World Bank is not to be confused with the World Bank Group, an extended family of five international organizations:

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)

International Development Association (IDA)

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)

International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)

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RPT-GRAPHIC-Safety first: markets wary of world politics and policy and dash for bunkers

Canada Dot Com 26 Jun 2019

Although world stocks and bonds remain near record highs thanks to promises of ever more central bank largesse, the sudden dash for these financial bunkers shows all is not as calm as a cursory reading of headline indexes suggests ... assets, with equities and bonds rising in tandem....

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Opinion: These 3 high-wire European risks could send the U.S. economy into recession

Market Watch 25 Jun 2019

stock markets are partying like there is no tomorrow, global bond markets, together with actions by the world’s major central banks, are telling a very different story ... To be sure, bond markets and the world’s central banks are generally sensitive to economic risks....

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GRAPHIC-Safety first: markets wary of world politics and policy and dash for bunkers

This is Money 25 Jun 2019

Although world stocks and bonds remain near record highs thanks to promises of ever more central bank largesse, the ... The promise of fresh stimulus from the world's top central banks has fuelled an all-inclusive rally in public assets, with equities and bonds rising in tandem....

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Charter of economy

Dawn 25 Jun 2019

IT might sound incongruous in these times of polarisation, but there is a growing need for the political parties to agree on a ‘charter of economy’ if Pakistan is to have any hope of breaking its cycle of eternal return to the IMF ... For example, they have all floated bonds in international markets and taken loans from the IMF and the World Bank ... ....

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Daily Cryptocurrency Bulletin For Monday, June 24, 2019

WorldNews.com 24 Jun 2019

Meanwhile, Euro Exim Bank’s head of compliance and operations, Graham Bright, claims they are exploring Ripple’s suite of payment technologies to power contracts for instruments like FX, bonds and derivatives. The bank also plans to launch one of the world’s first bank-backed crypto exchanges....

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Investors’ demand for dividends will push us to disaster

The Observer 23 Jun 2019

For instance, the IMF has warned about corporate borrowing and many of the world’s central banks, including the Bank of England, have voiced their concerns ... That’s not the case for corporate borrowing, much of which is done through the bond market rather than directly from commercial banks....

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The charts that matter: the great central bank-sponsored rally

Moneyweek 22 Jun 2019

This is partly because central banks around the world (with the notable exception of Norway, although the oil link does make that a pretty unique economy) are now either cutting rates again or promising to. If central banks are cutting rates and printing money, that suggests bonds ......

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Corporate bond market’s lowest growth rate fuels concern

Business Line 20 Jun 2019

There is yet another sign that India’s push to quickly expand its corporate debt market is faltering, as borrowers turn more to banks already struggling with one of the world’s worst bad debt ratios ... “Demand for credit has shifted to banks from the bond market,” said Atanu Bagchi, chief financial officer at Can Fin Homes Ltd....

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S&P 500 hits record close

Chicago Business 20 Jun 2019

stocks rose to a record, while sovereign bonds extended gains and the dollar slumped after central banks around the world continued a shift toward easier monetary policy ... president of world markets at TIAA Bank, said in an interview at Bloomberg’s New York headquarters....

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President peddled false energy debt figures in Canada - Minority

Joy Online 20 Jun 2019

... in June 2017 when the President addressed the opening of the 2017 World Bank Development Finance Forum in Accra, he disclosed that government would soon issue a $2.5 billion bond to offset the Legacy Debt of the energy sector in order to create space for increased investment....

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Government Bonds Rally as ECB Signals Easing Soon

Wall Street Journal 18 Jun 2019

Government-bond yields around the world fell to fresh lows for the year Tuesday after European ......

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Value of debt with negative yields nears $12 trillion

Market Watch 18 Jun 2019

The universe of government bonds with negative-yields continues to swell ... In particular, analysts say the use of ultra-low interest rates and bond-buying programs by the world’s major central banks including the ECB, BOJ and the Federal Reserve have helped push long-term government bond yields to record lows and sometimes even negative levels....

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Policymakers Meet to Finalize Global Crypto Guidance – A Look at Standards G20 Supports

Bitcoin 18 Jun 2019

Being on this list of non-cooperative countries “would have a substantial effect on potential financial borrowing from institutions like the IMF and World Bank, lead to a downgrade in country ratings by the likes of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, affect its bond market, and ......