Multilateral Development Banks : Overview and Issues for Congress

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Provides overview of multilateral development banks (MDBs), including their history, their operations, major donor contributions, their structure and organization, and debates about effectiveness o...

Provides overview of multilateral development banks (MDBs), including their history, their operations, major donor contributions, their structure and organization, and debates about effectiveness of MDB financial assistance. Addresses Congressional legislation authorizing and appropriating U.S. contributions to MDBs, Congressional oversight of MDBs, U.S. commercial interests in MDBs, and recent proposals for increasing voting power of emerging-markets at World Bank Group. Includes tables and graphs.

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