Role of World Bank towards

Developing economies:

A case study for PakistanGroup Members: Talha Hassan BB-2131

Aatisam Ahmed BB-2161

Maaz Uddin BB-25227

World Bank

Headquarter,

Washington

D.C.; U.S.A.

World Bank

Current

President

Jim Yong Kim

Introduction

World Bank is a United Nations international financial institution that

provides loans to developing countries.

The World Bank is a component of the World Bank Group.

Member of the United Nations Development Group.

The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty.

Introduction

World Bank established in 1944

Kaushik Basu is the current Chief Economist and

Senior Vice President of World Bank

A family of five international organizations that make leveraged loans to

poor countries:

1. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)

2. International Development Association (IDA)

3. International Finance Corporation (IFC)

4. Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)

5. International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)

Significance of the topic “Role of World Bank

towards Developing economics: A case study for

Pakistan The significance of the topic is because Pakistan is a Developing

Economy

There are several development projects which are financially

supported by world bank

Active projects 47

Closed projects 275

Dropped projects 32

Projects in Pipeline 7

7 Projects in Pipeline and commitment Amounts

in U.S. million $ for Pakistan Sindh Global Partnership for Education Project 66.0

PK Sindh Public Sector Management Reform Project 50.0

PK-Sindh Barrages Improvement Phase I Project 160.0

PK: Sindh Agricultural Growth Project 76.4

National Immunization Support Project 50.0

Global Partnership for Education - Balochistan Education Project 34.0

Enhanced Nutrition for Mothers and Children 36.24

Dasu Hydropower Stage I Project 588.4

IDA Partial Credit Guarantee for Dasu Hydropower Phase-I Project 460.0

Power Sector Reform: Development Policy Credit 600.0

PK Fiscally Sustainable and Inclusive Growth DPC 400.0

MDTF KP Emergency Roads Recovery Project 9.0

MDTF KP Emergency Roads Recovery Project 9.1

Pakistan: Punjab Public Management Reform Program 50.0

Competitive Industries Project for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 9.0

Punjab Health Sector Reform Project 100.0

Pakistan: Second Sindh Education Sector Project 400.0

47 Active Projects and commitment Amounts in

U.S. million $ for Pakistan year 2013-14

Objective

The above slides have clearly showed the Role of World Bank

towards Pakistan’s Developing Economy

The graph, pie diagram and other figures are official figures of

world bank

To observe present status of Pakistan’s economy according to

World Bank

Recommendations

Where as Pakistan is gifted with multiple resources,

capabilities and strength

Pakistan must do development projects on its own financial resources.

On the other side Pakistan must fill up loop wholes in in its govt.

administrative institutions and bureaucracy.

Increase, improve and implement on direct tax collection system.

To finish im-balancement of between imports and exports

Thank You