The World Bank Group (known as WBG) is a global group of five institutions working together to provide funding and knowledge and to promote global sustainable development. 189 countries are members of the WBG.
- The World Bank’s five institutions:
- The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (known as IBRD).
- The International Development Association (known as IDA).
- The International Finance Corporation (known as IFC).
- The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (known as MIGA).
- The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (known as ICSID).
- Some useful resources:
- WBG (2019) “Helping Malaysia Develop the Green Sukuk Market : Facilitating Sustainable Financing – Case Study” [English].
- WBG (2018) “Green Sukuk, Energy Poverty, and Climate Change : A Roadmap for Sub-Saharan Africa” [English].
- WBG (2017) “Establishing a legal framework for sovereign sukuk issuance : a public debt management perspective” [English].
- WBG (2016) “Developing Islamic finance in the Philippines” [English].
- WBG (2015) “On the sustainable development goals and the role of Islamic finance” [English].
- WBG (2014) “Sukuk markets : a proposed approach for development” [English].
- WBG (2014) “Economic development and Islamic finance” [English].
- WBG (2012) “Takaful and mutual insurance : alternative approaches to managing risks” [English].
- WBG (2012) “Realizing the potential of Islamic finance” [English]
- WBG (2008) “Islamic microfinance : an emerging market niche” [English].
- WBG (2007) “Risk analysis for Islamic banks” [English].