ABSTRACT
The World Bank Group works in more than 100 developing economies with the primary focus of helping the poorest people and the poorest countries. For all its clients the Bank emphasizes the need:
to invest in people, particularly throughbasic health and education;
to focus on social development, inclusion, governance, and institution building as key elements of poverty reduction;
to strengthen the ability of governments to deliver quality services, efficiently and transparently;
to protect the environment;
to support and encourage private business development;
to promote reforms to create a stable macroeconomic environment, conducive to investment and long-term planning.
