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International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

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noun

  1.  IBRD.  the official name for the World Bank

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The financing by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the bank's main lending arm, was supported by $500 million in loan guarantees from Britain that were announced on Sept. 30, the bank said.

From Reuters • Oct. 25, 2022

The World Bank’s International Bank for Reconstruction and Development sold A$600 million of 5.5 percent October 2014 notes on Jan. 18.

From BusinessWeek • May 9, 2011

A plum dropped in his lap � the $22,500-a-year tax-freer vice-presidency of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

From Time Magazine Archive

Known officially as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the World Bank initially helped finance the rebuilding of Europe after World War II.

From Time Magazine Archive

Bulgaria is neither a member of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development nor of the International Monetary Fund.

From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Baluyut, Violeta D.

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