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WBG : World Bank Group

02 Dec 2020

With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group (WBG) is a unique global partnership:

five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries.

 

WBG works in every major area of development to:


1-Provide a wide array of financial products and technical assistance
2-Help countries share and apply innovative knowledge and solutions to the challenges they face

 

The WBG Quality Infrastructure (QI) team provides advisory support to the clients aimed at:

 

– Identifying critical gaps in QI through diagnostic and Gap Assessment
– Supporting quality policy development and dialogue, including dissemination of information and awareness raising
– Reforming QI legal and institutional framework, including capacity building
– Developing competent quality assurance service providers (national or regional)
– Streamlining technical regulations and standards, and harmonizing them with target markets
– Complying with industry standards to attract investments and join global value chains
– Fostering innovation and technology upgrade to meet high-quality standards.

 

IAF, the World Bank and ILAC have a tripartite memorandum of understanding.