Guide to The World Bank.

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- World Bank Group Mission Statement -- CHAPTER 1 Introduction -- CHAPTER 2 How the World Bank Group Is Organized -- Governance of the World Bank Group -- Founding Documents -- Ownership by Member Countries -- Board of Governors -- Executive Directors -- World Bank Group President -- Managing Directors -- The Five World Bank Group Institutions -- The World Bank: IBRD and IDA -- The International Finance Corporation -- The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency -- The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes -- Organizing Principles -- Relationship to the IMF and the United Nations -- The Bretton Woods Institutions -- Specialized Agency of the United Nations -- CHAPTER 3 How the World Bank Group Operates -- Strategies -- Millennium Development Goals -- Strategic Framework and Directions -- Thematic and Sector Strategies -- Comprehensive Development Framework -- Poverty Reduction Strategies -- Country Assistance Strategies -- Policies and Procedures -- Operational Manual -- Policies at IFC, MIGA, and ICSID -- The Bank Group's Finances -- IBRD and IDA Funding and Lending -- Funding of IFC, MIGA, and ICSID -- Trust Funds -- Financial Reporting: Bank Group Annual Reports -- Products and Services -- World Bank Products and Services -- IFC Products and Services -- MIGA Products and Services -- ICSID Products and Services -- World Bank Project Cycle -- Project Identification -- Preparation -- Appraisal -- Approval -- Effectiveness -- Implementation and Supervision -- Evaluation -- Other Monitoring -- Project Information -- IFC Project Cycle -- Application for IFC Financing -- Project Appraisal -- Public Notification -- Board Review and Approval -- Resource Mobilization -- Legal Commitment -- Disbursement of Funds -- Project Supervision and Evaluation -- Closing.