Key issues
- Knowledge Bank
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In addition to its functions as a lending institution, the World Bank is also one of the leading research organisations in the field of development economics. In the last decade there has been a shift towards becoming a 'Knowledge Bank'. Research and the dissemination of research has become a key activity of the Bank. Similarly, the IMF produces influential research in the field. Concerns have been raised about the scope of World Bank and IMF research and how they set the tone in the field of development research.
