The Public Information Center is the focal point for access to World Bank publications, reports, and other development-related materials. The Public Information Center was created to support the World Bank's policy of disclosure and to increase openess about Bank activities and to present the organization's work to the widest possible audience.
In addition to a broad range of thematic newsletters (which include poverty, health, HIV/AIDS, water and sanitation programs and economic growth), the Bank also produces regional and country updates to highlight recently approved projects, new publications, and other major initiatives.
The World Bank is managed by representatives from each of its member countries. The two governing bodies that make all major policy decisions are the Board of Governors and the Board of Executive Directors.
The World Bank is supporting multiple efforts to combat corruption in the countries it supports and to ensure projects financed by the World Bank are free of misconduct or fraud. If you have evidence of corruption, you can submit your complaint through the World Bank Department of Institutional Integrity.
If you feel your interests have been or could be directly harmed by a project financed by the World Bank, please contact the Bank's Inspection Panel. The Inspection Panel is an independent body created in 1993 by a resolution of the Bank's Board of Executive Directors and is the first of its kind to give voice to private citizens in an international context.
There are various grant/funding opportunities offered by the World Bank. Listed below are some examples: InfoDev: provides funding for the dissemination of information and communications technologies and/or improving their use for social and economic development, and poverty reduction. Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund: Creates strategic alliances for a comprehensive, coordinated approach to conservation challenges (such as managing g protected areas and coordinating biodiversity corridors; training; trans-boundary planning, etc). Civil society organizations, NGOs, community groups, and private sector partners in the biodiversity conservation field are eligible to apply for funding.
IPAnet: a portal for international corporate investors, which provides information and analysis on the investment environment and business opportunities. FDI Xchange: provides profiles of new investment opportunities and business environment analysis from emerging markets worldwide. Rapid Response Unit: knowledge resources specializing in policy advice, investment climate and privatization in developing countries.
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