ADB    Asian Development Bank

AfDB     African Development Bank

AFR    Africa Region

ARDE     Annual Review of Development Effectiveness

Bank    World Bank (IBRD and IDA)

BCEAO    Central Bank of West African States

CAS    Country Assistance Strategy

CDD    Community-Driven Development

CDF    Comprehensive Development Framework

CGAP     Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest

CGIAR     Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

CIS    Commonwealth of Independent States

DAC    Development Assistance Committee (of the OECD)

DEC    Development Economics and Data Group

EAP    East Asia and Pacific Region

EBRD    European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

EC    European Commission

ECA    Europe and Central Asia Region

EFA    Education for All

ESW    economic and sector work

EU    European Union

FAO    Food and Agriculture Organization

FRESH    Focusing Resources on Effective School Health

FSAP    Financial Sector Assessment Program

GAVI    Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization

GDLN     Global Development Learning Network

GDN    Global Development Network

GDP    gross domestic product

GEF    Global Environment Facility

GNI    gross national income

HIPC     Heavily Indebted Poor Countries

HIV/AIDS    human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome

IADB     Inter-American Development Bank

IBRD    International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

ICSID    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

IDA    International Development Association

IDA-13    Thirteenth Replenishment of IDA

IDG    International Development Goals

IFC    International Finance Corporation

ILO    International Labour Organisation

IMF    International Monetary Fund

InfoDev     Information for Development Program

InfoShop    Information Shop at the World Bank

IPAA    International Partnership against AIDS in Africa

I-PRSP    Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

LAC    Latin America and the Caribbean Region

MAP    Multi-Country HIV/AIDS Program

MDB     multilateral development bank

MIGA    Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency

MNA    Middle East and North Africa Region

NGO    nongovernmental organization

NPV    net present value

OECD    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OED     Operations Evaluation Department

OPEC Fund    Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Fund

PACT    Partnership for Capacity Building in Africa

PAHO    Pan American Health Organization

PCF     Prototype Carbon Fund

PHRD    Policy and Human Resources Development

PRGF    Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility

PRSC    Poverty Reduction Support Credit

PRSP    Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

PTI    Program of Targeted Interventions

QAG    Quality Assurance Group

ROSC    Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes

RTFP    Regional Trade Facilitation Project

SADC    Southern Africa Development Community

SAR    South Asia Region

SDP    Strategic Directions Paper

SDRs    special drawing rights

SME    small and medium enterprise

SPA    Strategic Partnership with Africa (formerly Special Program of Assistance or Africa)

TB    tuberculosis

U.N.    United Nations

UNAIDS    Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

UNCTAD    United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNDP    United Nations Development Programme

UNEP    United Nations Environment Programme

UNESCO    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNGASS    United Nations General Assembly Special Session

UNHCR    United Nations High Commission for Refugees

UNICEF    United Nations Children’s Fund

UNIDO    United Nations Industrial Development Organization

USAID    U.S. Agency for International Development

WBI     World Bank Institute

WDR    World Development Report

WHO    World Health Organisation

WTO    World Trade Organization