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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

As president of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Eugene Black has lent $874,187,000 abroad.

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 Violeta D. Baluyut

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