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The World Bank In Belgium

A founding member of the World Bank, Belgium supports international efforts to fight poverty and promote human and sustainable economic development around the world.

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Bretton Woods 75th Anniversary

Watch or read the transcript of President David Malpass's remarks on Bretton Woods 75th Anniversary.

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Supporting the World's Poorest

The International Development Association (IDA) works across all sectors to support a country’s development objectives.

Women beneficiaries of IDA-funded social protection and nutrition programs in the village of Soavina in Madagascar. © Sarah Farhat/World Bank

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CLIMATE RESILIENCE

$4.2 trillion can be saved by investing in more resilient infrastructure. Read the conclusions of the report.

Belgium At-A-Glance

Belgium was among the 28 governments that founded the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development — the World Bank — on Dec. 31, 1945. Today, Belgium is a member of the five institutions that form the World Bank Group.

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Forcibly Displaced

This report, produced in close partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), attempts to sort fact from fiction to better understand the scope of the challenge and encourage new thinking from a socioeconomic perspective.

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Economic Prospects Jun 04, 2019

Global Growth to Weaken to 2.6% in 2019, Substantial Risks Seen

Women, Business and the Law Feb 27, 2019

Despite Gains, Women Face Setbacks in Legal Rights Affecting Work

Annual Report Sep 28, 2018

Ending Poverty. Investing in Opportunity.

ALL THE LATEST REPORTS

The World Bank Open Knowledge Repository: Your source for publications and research.

World Bank Group in Action

The International Development Association (IDA) is the part of the World Bank that helps the world’s poorest countries. Established in 1960, IDA aims to reduce poverty by providing loans (called “credits”) and grants for programs that boost economic growth, reduce inequalities, and improve people’s living conditions. Visit ida.worldbank.org

Pandemics, climate change, conflict. The world faces threats that can only be solved through cooperation and coordination across borders.

Since its founding, The World Bank Group has evolved to meet new challenges to ending extreme poverty and creating opportunity for all. Along with a vast network of worldwide partners, we continue to adapt with new innovative lending approaches, partnering with the private sector to expand funding for development, and responding to global threats that affect rich and poor alike.

“For we shall prosper individually, only as we prosper collectively” - Eugene Meyer. First World Bank President.

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Massimiliano Paolucci, Head of Office

Av. Marnix 17, 2nd Floor 1000 Brussels, Belgium
+32 2 552 00 52

infobrussels@worldbank.org

Veronique Jacobs
Senior International Affairs Officer

vjacobs@worldbankgroup.org

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The World Bank In Belgium