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Data cited at: The World Bank http://financesapp.worldbank.org/en/ Topic: Contributions to Financial Intermediary Funds Publication: https://finances.worldbank.org/Trust-Funds-and-FIFs/Contributions-to-Financial-Intermediary-Funds/536v-dxib License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/   Financial Intermediary Funds (FIFs) are multilateral financing arrangements for which the World Bank provides Trustee services that include committing and transferring funds to project implementers (generally international organizations such as multilateral development banks or UN agencies). In all cases the World Bank as Trustee is required to act in accordance with instructions of independent governing bodies. In fulfilling its responsibilities, the World Bank as Trustee complies with all sanctions applicable to World Bank transactions. The innovative financing and governance arrangements of FIFs enable funds to be raised from multiple sources, including from sovereign and private sources. FIF structures are customizable. For instance FIFs have been customized to receive contributions in the form of concessional loans in addition to traditional grant funds, and can provide funding to recipients using customized financial products.

Data cited at: The World Bank https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/ Topic: Financial Intermediary Funds Funding Decisions  Publication: https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/financial-intermediary-funds-funding-decisions License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Financial Intermediary Funds (FIFs) are multilateral financing arrangements for which the World Bank provides Trustee services that include committing and transferring funds to project implementers (generally international organizations such as multilateral development banks or UN agencies). In all cases the World Bank as Trustee is required to act in accordance with instructions of independent governing bodies. In fulfilling its responsibilities, the World Bank as Trustee complies with all sanctions applicable to World Bank transactions. Funding Decisions represent amounts approved by the FIFs governing bodies for projects fees and administrative budgets. Funding to projects can be done through various financial products, including grants and concessional loans.

Financial inclusion is critical in reducing poverty and achieving inclusive economic growth. When people can participate in the financial system, they are better able to start and expand businesses, invest in their children’s education, and absorb financial shocks. Yet prior to 2011, little was known about the extent of financial inclusion and the degree to which such groups as the poor, women, and rural residents were excluded from formal financial systems.  The dataset help us to know about how adults around the world manage their day-to-day finances, the Global Findex allows policy makers, researchers, businesses, and development practitioners to track how the use of financial services has changed over time. The database can also be used to identify gaps in access to the formal financial system and design policies to expand financial inclusion.

Data cited at: The World Bank https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/ Topic: Remittance Prices Worldwide Publication: https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/remittance-prices-worldwide License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Provides data on the cost of sending and receiving relatively small amounts of money from one country to another. Data cover 365 "country corridors" worldwide, from 48 remittance sending countries to 105 receiving countries.

Data cited at: The World Bank https://www.worldbank.org/en/about/annual-report#anchor-annual- Topic: The World Bank Annual Report 2022- Publication:  https://www.worldbank.org/en/about/annual-report#anchor-annual- License:  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Notes: The Annual Report is prepared by the Executive Directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA) - collectively known as the World Bank - in accordance with the by-laws of the two institutions. The President of the IBRD and IDA and the Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors submits the Report, together with the accompanying administrative budgets and audited financial statements, to the Board of Governors.