World Bank
The World Bank Group evolved from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) as facilitator of post-war reconstruction and development to the present-day mandate of worldwide poverty alleviation in close coordination with the International Development Association, and other members of the World Bank Group, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Multilateral Guarantee Agency (MIGA), and the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
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Events
SEE MORE2026 World Bank Group/International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings
16-18 October 2026
Bangkok (Krung Thep), Thailand
2025 World Bank Group/International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings
17-19 October 2025
Washington D.C., US
Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development
20-22 August 2025
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
2025 World Bank Group/International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings
25-27 April 2025
Washington D.C., US
2024 Fall CIF Trust Fund Committee Meetings
2-6 December 2024
Washington D.C., US
2024 World Bank Group/International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings
25-27 October 2024
Washington D.C., US