The office of the Executive Director for EDS16 represents a group of countries when considering and deciding on IBRD loan and guarantee proposals and IDA credit, grant and guarantee proposals made by the President. It also decides on policies that guide the Bank's general operations, and is responsible for presenting to the Board of Governors at the Spring and Annual Meetings, an audit of accounts, an administrative budget, and an annual report on the Bank's operations and policies as well as other matters.
Some of the government institutions and counterparts in the constituency countries represented by EDS16 are: