制研价货易上孝 金融英语阅读 aggressively.The Bank itself is supporting some 600 anti-corruption programs in nearly 100 countries. Ten years ago,HIV/AIDS was not viewed as a significant issue on the development agenda,nor were women's issues.Today,the Bank is the largest provider of external resources to the developing countries for HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention initiatives.Additionally,between 1995 and 2003 the Bank committed nearly $7 billion for girls'education as well as for health, nutrition and population projects. The past decade has also seen the Bank refine and broaden its approach to one of its core mandates,that of reconstruction.The Bank's efforts in Bosnia during the mid-nineties showed a new,more active approach to reconstruction that sought to provide swift assistance to survivors of this brutal conflict,and cement the fragile peace accord.Since then,the Bank has played a vital role in West Bank/Gaza. Kosovo and over 30 other countries-its expertise and finance helping to restore growth and peace.The Bank is now working closely with those governments affected by the tsunami disaster of December 26 to help pave the transition from relief to longer-term reconstruction. Ten years ago,the World Bank was perceived almost solely as a lending institution.It is now equally focused on the importance of advice,knowledge and global experience,powered by a technological revolution that links Bank offices all over the world by satellite,allowing videoconferencing on a global scale.The Bank also has taken advantage of the enormous potential of the Internet to help create an independent,web-based portal for all development information called the Development Gateway. A further major change over the past decade has been the increase in openness and transparency on the part of the Bank.Wolfensohn personally encouraged efforts to reach out more to other international organizations,the private sector and to civil society.NGOs now participate in most of the Bank's projects.Wolfensohn has also made partnership with the private sector a central part of the Bank Group's activities. Environmental activities have also expanded rapidly over the past ten years,and the Bank is today the largest external provider of financing for environmental projects. providing $1.3 billion in the most recent fiscal year. Worldbank.org 第2页共2页金融英语阅读 aggressively. The Bank itself is supporting some 600 anti-corruption programs in nearly 100 countries. • Ten years ago, HIV/AIDS was not viewed as a significant issue on the development agenda, nor were women's issues. Today, the Bank is the largest provider of external resources to the developing countries for HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention initiatives. Additionally, between 1995 and 2003 the Bank committed nearly $7 billion for girls' education as well as for health, nutrition and population projects. The past decade has also seen the Bank refine and broaden its approach to one of its core mandates, that of reconstruction. The Bank's efforts in Bosnia during the mid-nineties showed a new, more active approach to reconstruction that sought to provide swift assistance to survivors of this brutal conflict, and cement the fragile peace accord. Since then, the Bank has played a vital role in West Bank/Gaza, Kosovo and over 30 other countries—its expertise and finance helping to restore growth and peace. The Bank is now working closely with those governments affected by the tsunami disaster of December 26 to help pave the transition from relief to longer-term reconstruction. Ten years ago, the World Bank was perceived almost solely as a lending institution. It is now equally focused on the importance of advice, knowledge and global experience, powered by a technological revolution that links Bank offices all over the world by satellite, allowing videoconferencing on a global scale. The Bank also has taken advantage of the enormous potential of the Internet to help create an independent, web-based portal for all development information called the Development Gateway. A further major change over the past decade has been the increase in openness and transparency on the part of the Bank. Wolfensohn personally encouraged efforts to reach out more to other international organizations, the private sector and to civil society. NGOs now participate in most of the Bank's projects. Wolfensohn has also made partnership with the private sector a central part of the Bank Group's activities. Environmental activities have also expanded rapidly over the past ten years, and the Bank is today the largest external provider of financing for environmental projects, providing $1.3 billion in the most recent fiscal year. Worldbank.org 第 2 页 共 2 页