World Bank The World Bank was created during the Second World War in . Its activities are focused on the developing countries. It works for human development (education, health), agriculture and rural development (irrigation, rural services), environmental protection (pollution reduction, establishing and enforcing regulations), infrastructure (roads, urban regeneration, electricity) and governance (anti-corruption, development of legal institutions). It provides loans and grants to the member-countries. In this way, it exercises enormous influence on the economic policies of developing countries. It is often criticised for setting the economic agenda of the poorer nations, attaching stringent conditions to its loans and forcing free market reforms. Major contributors to the UN regular budget for No. Member State % USA . China . Japan . Germany . UK . France . Italy . Brazil . Canada . Russia . Republic of Korea . Australia . Spain . Turkey . Netherlands . Mexico . Saudi Arabia . Switzerland . Argentina . Sweden . India . Source:
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