International Development Association
noun
ukus(abbreviationIDA)BANKING,ECONOMICS,POLITICS
one of the fiveinternationalorganizationsthat now make up theWorldBank. Themainaimof theInternationalDevelopmentAssociationis tohelpthe world'spoorestcountriesbyprovidingloansand otherfinancialservicesaimedatimprovingtheireconomiesandlivingconditions.
See also
the World Bank