What Was the World Bank's Original Purpose

question 72

Multiple Choice

What was the World Bank's original purpose?

• A) To implement neoliberal structural adjustment policies
• B) To make loans to war-torn European countries at preferential rates of interest
• C) To provide short-term financing so countries could deal with balance of payments deficits
• D) To oversee the activities and functions of the International Monetary Fund
• E) To promote stable currency exchange to prevent competitive devaluation

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