World Bank: Behind the I.T. Transformation - ' By the Numbers'
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By the Numbers: the World Bank's Key Resources
| 185 |
Number of member countries/shareholders. |
| 5 |
Number of the large shareholders: France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. |
| 3,000 |
Number of World Bank employees who work in offices in the developing world. |
| $14.1 billion |
Lending commitments to member countries in fiscal year 2006. |
| $13.5 billion |
Amount to which countries are generally restricted in terms of total borrowings from the bank. |
| 1,800 |
The number of development projects around the world in which the bank is currently involved. |
| 2 |
Number of organizations that make up the World Bank:
the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
and the International Development Association (IDA). |
| 2 |
Number of groups responsible for the bank's information and communications technology (ICT):
the Information Solutions Group (ISG), which deals with internal bank ICT; and the Global ICT group, which deals with ICT outside the bank. |
| 10,000 |
Number of World Bank employees. |
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