1. A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE WORLD BANK
... remains the largest source of development assistance. This assistance is intended primarily for projects that were unable to attract private investment. In 1947 the first ever loan was approved to Credit National of France for $250 million, which was the largest loan in real terms made by the Bank in its first fifty years. Among other things, the money were used ... Copenhagen, to oversee loan expenditure. During this time it was also agreed that the interest rates paid by borrowing countries be the same for all courtiers, irrespective of their individual credit rating. By November 1948...
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