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International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

British  

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

His war duties done, McCloy went briefly back to law, but in 1946 he agreed to place the disorganized International Bank for Reconstruction and Development on its financial feet.

From Time Magazine Archive

Czechoslovakia, the last remaining Iron Curtain nation in the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, has been suspended for not paying the $625,-000 balance of its capital subscription when due.

From Time Magazine Archive

We have already joined the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

From State of the Union Address by Truman, Harry S.

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