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the World Bank

 
 
noun BANKING, ECONOMICS

Definition

an international organization that helps the economic development of poor countries: The World Bank is funding tree plantations in Niger.
(Definition of the World Bank noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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