The mid-1950s saw the introduction of jet aircraft into commercial aviation. The World Bank played a significant role in this process, helping both Qantas and Air India to procure jet aircraft for their national airlines. More... 

Participants of the Fifth Annual Meetings of the Board of Governors of the IMF and the World Bank Group, Paris, France, September 6-14, 1950. More...

The Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, USA hosted representatives from 44 nations for the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference during July1-22, 1944. More...

In honor of Robert S. McNamara who became World Bank President forty years ago, on April 1, 1968 the World Bank Group Archives is highlighting some of his contributions to development. More...

In 2007 Ghana is celebrating fifty years of independence. This feature and a series of events scheduled in the World Bank, Washington, DC in November, 2007 commemorate 50 years of partnership between Ghana, the Bank and the Fund. More...

In this photograph World Bank President John McCloy and Chairman of the Bank’s Board of Governors Right Honorable Hugh Dalton open the Second Annual Meetings in London, 1947. The Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group meet once a year to discuss the work of their respective institutions. The Annual Meetings, which are in Washington, DC on October 20-22 this year, have traditionally been held in Washington, DC for two consecutive years and in another member country every third year. More...

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