The focus of this paper is on sustainable tourism's wider benefits, it is important to acknowledge that there are … tradeoffs involved. Like other economic activities, tourism both gives and takes from communities and travelers. When it is … poorly planned, tourism can negatively impact cities, parks, and historic monuments, and put severe pressure on local …

activities. The Board urged IFC to collaborate more closely with other World Bank Group institutions, especially in providing … World Bank-IFC-MIGA country assistance strategies and related products. Directors noted the challenges in both maintaining … assessment of IFC's strategy and procedures for donor funded operations, and, in conjunction with other units of the World Bank …

More than 200 million people in the developing world were out of work this year. Over 1 billion are hungry, while …'t have safe drinking water and more than 2.6 billion people lack basic sanitation. The population of the developing world …

This annual report of the IFC reviews the years accomplishments. IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest …