With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries.
The World Bank Group works in every major area of development. We provide a wide array of financial products and technical assistance, and we help countries share and apply innovative knowledge and solutions to the challenges they face.
We face big challenges to help the world’s poorest people and ensure that everyone sees benefits from economic growth. Data and research help us understand these challenges and set priorities, share knowledge of what works, and measure progress.
2019年2月18日、来日中のヴィクトリア・クワクワ世界銀行東アジア大洋州地域副総裁、西尾昭彦開発金融副総裁と世界銀行国会議員連盟(PNoWB Japan)との意見交換会が開かれました。会合にはPNoWB Japanの三原朝彦会長、山本幸三顧問をはじめ、6名の国会議員にご参加いただきました。会合においては、東アジア地域における開発課題や昨年合意された世銀の増資に伴う新たな融資戦略等について活発な意見交換が行われました。
西尾副総裁(左)、クワクワ副総裁(右)
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