International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
noun
ukus(abbreviationIBRD)BANKING,ECONOMICS,POLITICS
one of the fiveinternationalorganizationsthat now make up theWorldBank. Themainaimof theInternationalBank forReconstructionand Development is toprovideloansand otherfinancialservicestopoorercountries, inordertoencouragedevelopment.
See also
the World Bank