THEWORLDBANKANNUALREPORT2009YearinreviewiSBn978-0-8213-7946-21818HStNWWashingtonDC20433USATelephone:202-473-1000Facsimile:202-477-6391Internet:@worldbank.orgTHEWORLDBANKANNUALREPORT2009YearinreviewTHEWORLDBANKSKU17946LetteroftransmittaLThisAnnualReport,whichcoverstheperiodfromJuly1,2008,toJune30,2009,hasbeenpreparedbytheExecutiveDirectorsofboththeInternationalBankforReconstructionandDevelopment(IBRD)andtheInternationalDevelopmentAssociation(IDA)—collectivelyknownastheWorldBank—inaccordancewiththerespectivebylawsofthetwoinstitutions.RobertB.Zoellick,PresidentofIBRDandIDA,andChairmanoftheBoardofExecutiveDirectors,hassubmittedthisreport,togetherwiththeaccompanyingadministrativebudgetsandauditedfinancialstatements,totheBoardofGovernors.AnnualreportsfortheInternationalFinanceCorporation(IFC),theMultilateralInvestmentGuaranteeAgency(MIGA),andtheInternationalCentreforSettlementofInvestmentDisputes(ICSID)arepublishedseparately.operationalsummary|FISCAl2009iBrDMIllIONSOFDOllARS20092008200720062005Commitments32,91113,46812,82914,13513,611Ofwhichdevelopmentpolicylending15,5323,9673,6354,9064,264Numberofprojects12699112113118Ofwhichdevelopmentpolicylending3416222123Grossdisbursements18,56410,49011,05511,8339,722Ofwhichdevelopmentpolicylending9,1383,4854,0965,4063,605Principalrepayments(includingprepayments)10,21712,61017,23113,60014,809Netdisbursements8,347(2,120)(6,176)(1,767)(5,087)loansoutstanding105,69899,05097,805103,004104,401Undisbursedloans51,12538,17635,44034,93833,744Operatingincomea5722,2711,6591,7401,320Usablecapitalandreserves36,30336,88833,75433,33932,072Equity-to-loansratio35%38%35%33%31%a.ReportedinIBRD’sfinancialstatementsas“Incomebeforefairvalueadjustmentonnontradingportfolios,netandBoardofGovernors–approvedtransfers.”iDaMIllIONSOFDOllARS20092008200720062005Commitments14,041a11,23511,8679,5068,696Ofwhichdevelopmentpolicylending2,8202,6722,6452,4252,331NumberofProjects176199188173165Ofwhichdevelopmentpolicylending3329353033Grossdisbursements9,2199,1608,5798,9108,950Ofwhichdevelopmentpolicylending1,8722,8132,3992,4252,666Principalrepayments2,2092,1821,7531,6801,620Netdisbursements7,0106,9786,8267,2307,330Creditsoutstanding112,894113,542102,457127,028120,907Undisbursedcredits29,90327,53924,51722,02622,330Undisbursedgrants5,6525,5224,6423,6303,021Developmentgrantexpenses2,5753,1512,1951,9392,035Note:Projectsscaledupthroughadditionalfinancingareincludedinthenumberofprojects.a.IncludesaHIPCgrantof$45.5millionforCôted’Ivoire.THEWORLDBANKANNUALREPORT20091THEworldbankannualrEporT2009ConTEnTSMessagefromthePresidentoftheWorldBankGroupandChairmanoftheBoardofExecutiveDirectors2TheBoardofExecutiveDirectors3RemunerationofExecutiveManagement,ExecutiveDirectors,andStaff6WorldBankGroupFiscalYearHighlights71InnovativeInitiativestoMitigateGlobalCrisesandExpandOngoingOperations112WorldBankActionintheField27Africa30EastAsiaandPacific34SouthAsia38EuropeandCentralAsia42LatinAmericaandtheCaribbean46MiddleEastandNorthAfrica503FiscalYearSummary54CD-ROMCOntentsYearinReviewFinancialStatementsNewOperationsApprovedLendingDataIncomebyRegionOrganizationalInformationWorldBankLending2009(PowerPointpresentation)TheCD-ROMcontainsthecompletecontentsofthebookinArabic,Chinese,English,French,Japanese,Portuguese,Russian,andSpanish.Note:ThecompleteFinancialStatements,includingManagement’sDiscussionandAnalysisandauditedfinancialstatementsoftheInternationalBankforReconstructionandDevelopmentandtheInternationalDevelopmentAssociation,arepublishedontheCD-ROMenclosedwiththisreport.ThisAnnualReportisalsoavailableontheInternetat“WorldBank”and“Bank”refertoIBRDandIDA.“WorldBankGroup”referscollectivelytoIBRD,IDA,IFC,MIGA,andICSID.2THEWORLDBANKANNUALREPORT2009ThishasbeenayearoftestingfortheWorldBankGroupandourabilitytorespondtotheneedsofourclients.Financialcrisishasspiraledintoaneconomiccrisisandanunemploymentcrisis,andeventscouldnextbecomeasocialandhumancrisiswithpoliticalimplications.Inthisfast-movinganduncertainenvironment,the2009AnnualReportreflectshowtheWorldBankisleaningforwardtoserveourclientswithflexibility,speed,innovation,andattentiontoresults.Ourfocushasbeenonmobilizingresourcestosupporttheprojectsandpeoplewhoneedthemquickly.TheWorldBankisabletotripleitssupporttoIBRDborrowerstoupto$100billionthroughfiscal2011,andwehavebeenmovingquicklytoputtheseresourcestowork.Forthepoorestcountries,wehaveestablishedtheFinancialCrisisResponseFast-TrackFacilitytoaccelerateapprovalprocessesfor$2billionofIDAgrantsandno-interestloans,andwehave$42billionofIDAresourcesavailablethroughfiscal2011.WehavealsoestablishedtheVulnerabilityFinancingFacility(VFF)tostreamlinecrisissupporttothepoorandvulnerable.ThefacilitybuildsontheachievementsoftheGlobalFoodCrisisResponseProgram(GFRP),whichprovidedimmediaterelieftoc