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ANJALI.M
4 TH SEM MCOM
SEMINAR PRESENTATION
WORLD BANK AND
ASSOCIATES
ANJALI.M
4th SEM M
COM
An over view of World Bank
 The World Bank is an International financial institution that
provides loans to developing countries for capital programs.
 Established:
July 1, 1944 by a conference of 44 governments in
Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, USA
 Headquarters:
Washington, DC and more than 100
offices around the world.
 Membership: 188 countries
 Mission
Reduction of poverty and improve
Standard of living of people.
SPECIAL
FEATURES OF
WORLD
BANK
Is one of the world’s largest
sources of funding for the
developing world
Its primary focus is on
helping the poorest people
and the poorest countries.
It uses its financial
resources, its staff, and
extensive experience to
help developing countries,
reduce poverty, increase
economic growth, improve
their quality of life.
OBJECTIVES OF WORLD BANK
1. To render assistance in the reconstruction and development of member
countries by facilitating investment of capital for productive purposes.
2. To help restoration of economies from enormous destruction brought
about by the world war I and II(reconstruction)
3. To promote private foreign investment by means such as participation
in loans or guarantee for loans made by private investors, as also to
supplement private investment by its own loans or finances.
4. To provide encouragement to the development of productive
resources of less developed countries.
5. To promote long term balanced growth of international trade help
achieve equilibrium in balance of payments position of member
countries by promoting international investments for the
development of productive resources and thereby rendering
assistance in raising productivity and standard of living of people in
the member countries.
6. To make arrangement for loans or guarantees in respect of
international loans.
Members of World Bank
 188 countries were members of the bank. Each member of the
world bank has a capital subscription that is similar to, not identical
with, its quota in the funds.
Generally every member country of the IMF automatically
becomes the member of world bank. Similarly any country which
quits IMF is automatically expelled from the world bank’s
membership.
Organization structure
PRESIDENT
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
BOARD OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
BOARD COMMITTEE - MANAGING DIRECTORS
VICE PRESIDENT & FINANCIAL OFFICERS
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
The president
 The president of the Bank, elected by the executive directors,
is also their chairman, although he is not entitled to a vote,
except in case of an equal division. Subject to their general
direction, the president is responsible for the conduct of the
ordinary business of the Bank. Action on Bank loans is
initiated by the president and the staff of the Bank. The
amount, terms, and conditions of a loan are recommended by
the president to the executive directors, and the loan is made if
his recommendation is approved by them.
Board of Directors
 All powers of the Bank are vested in its Board of Governors,
composed of one governor and one alternate from each
member state. Ministers of Finance, central bank presidents,
or persons of comparable status usually represent member
states on the Bank's Board of Governors. The board meets
annually.
 The Executive Directors make up the Boards of Directors of
the World Bank. They normally meet at least twice a week to
oversee the Bank's business, including approval of loans and
guarantees, new policies, the administrative budget, country
assistance strategies and borrowing and financial decisions.
Executive Directors
 The Bank's Board of Governors has delegated most of its
authority to 24 executive directors. According to the Articles
of Agreement, each of the five largest shareholders—the
United States, Japan, Germany, France and the United
Kingdom—appoints one executive director.
 The other countries are grouped in 19 constituencies, each
represented by an executive director who is elected by a group
of countries.
•The
International
Bank for
Reconstruction
& Development
(1945)
•The
International
Development
Association
(1960)
•The
International
Finance
Corporation
1956)
• The
Multilateral
Investment
Guarantee
Agency
(1988)
The
International
Centre for the
Settlement of
Investment
Disputes (1966)
IBRD IDA IFC
MIGA ICSID
WORLD BANK
GROUP
 The international bank for Reconstruction and development
known popularly as the world bank. It is an is an internationally
supported bank that provides financial and technical assistance to
developing countries for development programs (e.g. bridges,
roads, schools)with the stated goal of reducing poverty.
 It began its operation in June 1946. The world bank (IBRD) is an
international agency, owned by governments , which operated by
board of Governor making long term loans to member countries
and finance to productive investment in member countries.
International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development
 It aims to reduce poverty in middle- income and creditworthy poorer
countries by promoting sustainable development through loans,
guarantees, risk management products, and analytical and advisory
services.
 IBRD is the original World Bank institution. It works closely with the
rest of the World Bank Group to help developing countries reduce
poverty, promote economic growth, and build prosperity.
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Finance Co-operation is the affiliate of the world bank
which came in to force in 1956, membership in world bank is a
prerequisite for membership in the IFC. It is as an autonomous
international body, which is designed to stimulate growth in its
development member countries by investing in productive
enterprises in association with private capital and management and
without any guarantee. At present 184 countries are its member.
Objectives of IFC
 To make investments in private sector enterprises in member
countries particularly in the less developed countries.
 To stimulate the international flow of private capital.
 To assists the growth of capital market in less developed
countries.
 To bring together investment opportunities foreign and domestic
private capital.
International Development Association (IDA)
 IDA is an associate institution of world
bank known as loan window of world bank,
IDA was established on September 24, 1960,to provide
concessional assistance to countries that are too poor to
borrow at commercial rates. At present 172 countries are its
member.
• Helps build the human capital, policies, institutions, and
physical infrastructure needed to bring about equitable and
sustainable growth.
• IDA's goal is to reduce the disparities across and within
countries, to bring more people into the mainstream, and to
promote equitable access to the benefits of development.
• It provides long-term loans at zero interest to the poorest of the
developing countries.
• supports efficient and effective programs to reduce poverty and
improve the quality of life in its poorest member countries.
Features.....
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
 MIGA , A member of world bank group was
established on April 12, 1988 to promote
Foreign Direct Investment(FDI) in to
developing countries to help support
economic growth, reduce poverty, and
Improve peoples lives .At present 179 countries are members
of MIGA.
 It encourages the flow of foreign direct investment to its
developing member countries.
 It facilitates investment primarily by providing investment
guarantees against noncommercial risks (currency transfer,
expropriation, and war, for example).
 It provides technical assistance to help countries
disseminate information on investment opportunities, and to
build capacity for investment promotion.
 MIGA has its own operating and legal staff and is legally
and financially a separate entity from the World Bank
Features.....
International Center for the Settlement on Investment
Disputes (ICSID)
ICSID was established in 1966 as an independent
international organization under the World Bank
Group. It intermediates in investment disputes between
a government and a private foreign investor. ICSID is
an international organ for settlement of disputes arising
in connection with foreign investments in the member
states of the Bank
 provides facilities for the settlement, by conciliation or
arbitration, of investment disputes between member
countries and nationals of other member countries.
 It is an autonomous international organization with
close links with the World Bank. All of its members are
also members of the Bank
CONCLUSION
 Concluded that World bank is an international financial
institution that provides financial assistance to member
countries.The world bank group consisting of five institutions
includes IBRD, IFC, IDA, MIGA and ICSID. While all five
specialise in different aspect of development, they use their
comparative advantage to work collaborate towards the same
overarching goal poverty reduction.
References
• International Financial Management, V K Bhalla,
Anmol publications pvt ltd, Page no; 65-80
• International Financial Management (Third Edition) –
V. Sharan , Page no: 306-317
• International Financial Management – Madhu Vij
Excel books, New Delhi, page no; 43 to 46
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World bank and associates

  • 1. Presented by ANJALI.M 4 TH SEM MCOM SEMINAR PRESENTATION WORLD BANK AND ASSOCIATES ANJALI.M 4th SEM M COM
  • 2. An over view of World Bank  The World Bank is an International financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programs.  Established: July 1, 1944 by a conference of 44 governments in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, USA  Headquarters: Washington, DC and more than 100 offices around the world.  Membership: 188 countries  Mission Reduction of poverty and improve Standard of living of people.
  • 3. SPECIAL FEATURES OF WORLD BANK Is one of the world’s largest sources of funding for the developing world Its primary focus is on helping the poorest people and the poorest countries. It uses its financial resources, its staff, and extensive experience to help developing countries, reduce poverty, increase economic growth, improve their quality of life.
  • 4. OBJECTIVES OF WORLD BANK 1. To render assistance in the reconstruction and development of member countries by facilitating investment of capital for productive purposes. 2. To help restoration of economies from enormous destruction brought about by the world war I and II(reconstruction) 3. To promote private foreign investment by means such as participation in loans or guarantee for loans made by private investors, as also to supplement private investment by its own loans or finances.
  • 5. 4. To provide encouragement to the development of productive resources of less developed countries. 5. To promote long term balanced growth of international trade help achieve equilibrium in balance of payments position of member countries by promoting international investments for the development of productive resources and thereby rendering assistance in raising productivity and standard of living of people in the member countries. 6. To make arrangement for loans or guarantees in respect of international loans.
  • 6. Members of World Bank  188 countries were members of the bank. Each member of the world bank has a capital subscription that is similar to, not identical with, its quota in the funds. Generally every member country of the IMF automatically becomes the member of world bank. Similarly any country which quits IMF is automatically expelled from the world bank’s membership.
  • 7. Organization structure PRESIDENT BOARD OF GOVERNORS BOARD OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS BOARD COMMITTEE - MANAGING DIRECTORS VICE PRESIDENT & FINANCIAL OFFICERS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
  • 8. The president  The president of the Bank, elected by the executive directors, is also their chairman, although he is not entitled to a vote, except in case of an equal division. Subject to their general direction, the president is responsible for the conduct of the ordinary business of the Bank. Action on Bank loans is initiated by the president and the staff of the Bank. The amount, terms, and conditions of a loan are recommended by the president to the executive directors, and the loan is made if his recommendation is approved by them.
  • 9. Board of Directors  All powers of the Bank are vested in its Board of Governors, composed of one governor and one alternate from each member state. Ministers of Finance, central bank presidents, or persons of comparable status usually represent member states on the Bank's Board of Governors. The board meets annually.  The Executive Directors make up the Boards of Directors of the World Bank. They normally meet at least twice a week to oversee the Bank's business, including approval of loans and guarantees, new policies, the administrative budget, country assistance strategies and borrowing and financial decisions.
  • 10. Executive Directors  The Bank's Board of Governors has delegated most of its authority to 24 executive directors. According to the Articles of Agreement, each of the five largest shareholders—the United States, Japan, Germany, France and the United Kingdom—appoints one executive director.  The other countries are grouped in 19 constituencies, each represented by an executive director who is elected by a group of countries.
  • 11. •The International Bank for Reconstruction & Development (1945) •The International Development Association (1960) •The International Finance Corporation 1956) • The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (1988) The International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (1966) IBRD IDA IFC MIGA ICSID WORLD BANK GROUP
  • 12.  The international bank for Reconstruction and development known popularly as the world bank. It is an is an internationally supported bank that provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries for development programs (e.g. bridges, roads, schools)with the stated goal of reducing poverty.  It began its operation in June 1946. The world bank (IBRD) is an international agency, owned by governments , which operated by board of Governor making long term loans to member countries and finance to productive investment in member countries. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  • 13.  It aims to reduce poverty in middle- income and creditworthy poorer countries by promoting sustainable development through loans, guarantees, risk management products, and analytical and advisory services.  IBRD is the original World Bank institution. It works closely with the rest of the World Bank Group to help developing countries reduce poverty, promote economic growth, and build prosperity.
  • 14. International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Finance Co-operation is the affiliate of the world bank which came in to force in 1956, membership in world bank is a prerequisite for membership in the IFC. It is as an autonomous international body, which is designed to stimulate growth in its development member countries by investing in productive enterprises in association with private capital and management and without any guarantee. At present 184 countries are its member.
  • 15. Objectives of IFC  To make investments in private sector enterprises in member countries particularly in the less developed countries.  To stimulate the international flow of private capital.  To assists the growth of capital market in less developed countries.  To bring together investment opportunities foreign and domestic private capital.
  • 16. International Development Association (IDA)  IDA is an associate institution of world bank known as loan window of world bank, IDA was established on September 24, 1960,to provide concessional assistance to countries that are too poor to borrow at commercial rates. At present 172 countries are its member.
  • 17. • Helps build the human capital, policies, institutions, and physical infrastructure needed to bring about equitable and sustainable growth. • IDA's goal is to reduce the disparities across and within countries, to bring more people into the mainstream, and to promote equitable access to the benefits of development. • It provides long-term loans at zero interest to the poorest of the developing countries. • supports efficient and effective programs to reduce poverty and improve the quality of life in its poorest member countries. Features.....
  • 18. Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)  MIGA , A member of world bank group was established on April 12, 1988 to promote Foreign Direct Investment(FDI) in to developing countries to help support economic growth, reduce poverty, and Improve peoples lives .At present 179 countries are members of MIGA.
  • 19.  It encourages the flow of foreign direct investment to its developing member countries.  It facilitates investment primarily by providing investment guarantees against noncommercial risks (currency transfer, expropriation, and war, for example).  It provides technical assistance to help countries disseminate information on investment opportunities, and to build capacity for investment promotion.  MIGA has its own operating and legal staff and is legally and financially a separate entity from the World Bank Features.....
  • 20. International Center for the Settlement on Investment Disputes (ICSID) ICSID was established in 1966 as an independent international organization under the World Bank Group. It intermediates in investment disputes between a government and a private foreign investor. ICSID is an international organ for settlement of disputes arising in connection with foreign investments in the member states of the Bank
  • 21.  provides facilities for the settlement, by conciliation or arbitration, of investment disputes between member countries and nationals of other member countries.  It is an autonomous international organization with close links with the World Bank. All of its members are also members of the Bank
  • 22. CONCLUSION  Concluded that World bank is an international financial institution that provides financial assistance to member countries.The world bank group consisting of five institutions includes IBRD, IFC, IDA, MIGA and ICSID. While all five specialise in different aspect of development, they use their comparative advantage to work collaborate towards the same overarching goal poverty reduction.
  • 23. References • International Financial Management, V K Bhalla, Anmol publications pvt ltd, Page no; 65-80 • International Financial Management (Third Edition) – V. Sharan , Page no: 306-317 • International Financial Management – Madhu Vij Excel books, New Delhi, page no; 43 to 46
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