World Bank Group

To fight poverty.
To help people help themselves and
their environment.
To be an excellent institution able to
attract, excite, and nurture diverse
and committed staff.
Our dream is a world free of poverty

Our Mission

To fight poverty with passion and
professionalism for lasting results.

To help people help themselves and
their environment by providing
resources, sharing knowledge, building
capacity, and forging partnerships in
the public and private sectors.

To be an excellent institution able to
attract, excite, and nurture diverse
and committed staff with exceptional
skills who know how to listen and
learn.

Our Principles

Client centered, working in
partnership, accountable for quality
results, dedicated to financial
integrity and cost-effectiveness,
inspired and innovative.

Our Values

Personal honesty, integrity,
commitment; working together in teams —
with openness and trust; empowering
others and respecting differences;
encouraging risk-taking and
responsibility; enjoying our work and
our families.

Founded in 1944, the World Bank Group
consists of five closely associated
institutions: the International Bank
for Reconstruction and Development
(IBRD); International Development
Association (IDA), International
Finance Corporation (IFC); Multilateral
Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA); and
the International Centre for Settlement
of Investment Disputes (ICSID). James
D. Wolfensohn is the President of the
five institutions.

Countries

Key information

Operation level:
International
Works with age groups:
Organisation type:
NGO - non governmental organisation

Mandate

Organisation mandate

Work in partnership with organisations

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