LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

THE WORLD BANK, THE IFC, AND MIGA

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD

OVERVIEW OF WORLD BANK ACTIVITIES IN FISCAL 1996

SECTION ONE THE EXECUTIVE BOARD

SECTION TWO WORLD BANK OPERATIONS

Development Effectiveness
Operations Evaluation
Commitments and Guarantees
Disbursements
Cofinancing and Trust-fund Programs
Technical Assistance
Inspection Panel
Public Information Center

SECTION THREE MAJOR WORLD BANK PROGRAMS: FISCAL YEAR 1996

Human Capital Development
Environmentally Sustainable Development
Private Sector Development

SECTION FOUR 1996 REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES

Africa
East Asia and Pacific
South Asia
Europe and Central Asia
Latin America and the Caribbean
Middle East and North Africa

SUMMARIES OF PROJECTS APPROVED FOR IBRD, IDA, TRUST FUND FOR BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, AND TRUST FUND FOR GAZA ASSISTANCE IN FISCAL 1996

SECTION FIVE OTHER WORLD BANK GROUP ACTIVITIES

Economic Development Institute
Research at the World Bank
The Administrative Budget, Corporate Planning, and Resource Management
International Finance Corporation
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

SECTION SIX WORLD BANK FINANCES

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Of THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (Available only in pdf)

SPECIAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (Available only in pdf)

IBRD/IDA APPENDICES (Available only in pdf)

1. Governors and Alternates of the World Bank
   
2. Executive Directors and Alternates of the World Bank and Their Voting Power
   
3. Officers of the World Bank
   
4. Offices of the World Bank
   
5. Country Eligibility for Borrowing from the World Bank
   
6. World Bank Budget by Expense Category and Administrative Program, Fiscal 1994­97
   
7. IBRD and IDA Payments to Supplying Active Borrowing Countries for Foreign and Local Procurement in Fiscal 1996
   
8. IBRD and IDA Payments to Selected Supplying Countries for Foreign Procurement
   
9. IBRD and IDA Payments to Supplying Countries for Foreign Procurement, by Description of Goods, Fiscal 1996
   
10. IBRD and IDA Foreign Disbursements, by Description of Goods, for Investment Lending, Fiscal 1994­96
    
11. IBRD and IDA Cumulative Lending Operations, by Major Purpose and Region, June 30, 1996
    
12. IBRD and IDA Cumulative Lending Operations, by Borrower or Guarantor, June 30, 1996
    
13. Projects Approved for IBRD and IDA Assistance in Fiscal Year 1996, by Region and Country
    
14. Projects Approved for IBRD and IDA Assistance in Fiscal Year 1996, by Sector
    
15. Development Committee Communiqués, Fiscal 1996

INDEX

BOXES

Changing the Bank
Information for Development (InfoDev) Program Is Launched
2-1 "Next Steps": A Second Progress Report
3-1 Bank-NGO Relations at the Field Level
3-2 Accelerating Privatization in Pakistan
3-3 World Bank Contribution to Private Participation in Infrastructure
4-1 New Partnership for Water Management
4-2 Community Primary Schools in Balochistan
4-3 Bosnia and Herzegovina: Two-Pronged Strategy for Post-conflict Recovery
4-4 Process Changes Begun in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region
6-1 A Review of the First Two Years of IDA-10

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