♤ World Bank assistance is generally long term and is funded both by member country contributions and through bond issuance.

♤ World Bank staff are often specialists on particular issues, sectors, or techniques.

♤ In 2010 voting powers at the World Bank were revised to increase the voice of developing countries, notably China. The countries with most voting power are now the United States (15.85%), Japan (6.84%), China (4.42%), Germany (4.00%), the United Kingdom (3.75%), France (3.75%), India (2.91%), Russia (2.77%), Saudi Arabia (2.77%) and Italy (2.64%).

♤ Jim Yong Kim from the United States was chosen as the new president of the World Bank

in April 2012.