Comprehension check. I. Give English equivalents to the following:

I. Give English equivalents to the following:

Предоставления долгосрочных займов и кредитов, ресурсы банка, акционерный капитал, размещение облигационных займов, управлять денежными ресур­сами, работать с правительственны­ми облигациями, специализироваться на кредитовании производства, предоставлять консультативные услуги при разработке программ развития с целевыми инвестициями, структурная перестройка и модернизация предприятий.

II. Read the words and guess their meanings:

financial intermediaries, domestic banking, international banking, to offer depositors and borrowers better terms, foremost intergovernmental organization, developing countries, reasonably satisfied, the prospects for repayment, short-term financing, long-term financing, agriculture and rural development, environmental protection, to provide loans at preferential rates, additional votes which depend on financial contributions to the organization, the living standards of people in the developing world.

III. Are the following statements true or false?

1. The World Bank's activities are focused on developing countries.

2. The World Bank Group and its affiliates have their headquarters in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire.

3. The World Bank came into formal existence on 27 December 1944 following international ratification of the Bretton Woods agreements.

4. The World Bank Group consists of 6 organizations.

5. The World Bank is the world’s foremost intergovernmental organization concerned with the external financing of the economic growth of developing countries.

6. The official title of the World Bank is International Monetary and Financial Committee.

7. Voting power in the World Bank is determined by the size of each member nation’s subscription.

8. By tradition, the president of the World Bank is an American.

9. The Board of Directors consists of 22 members.

10. Because of the size of their subscription five nations (the United States, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom and France) are entitled to appoint executive directors.

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