This World Bank annual report focuses onthe work of the World Bank Group as it relates to countriesand people striving to overcome poverty in all regions,especially in Africa. The World Bank Group is working withpartners on more than 620 projects: to give both boys andgirls a chance to learn; offer health services to those inneed of care; promote the development of the private sectorso as to put local savings to work creating jobs andproperty for the poor; and build infrastructure and secure,sustainable energy resources that are prerequisites forgrowth. This report also highlights the World Bank'swork to strengthen governance, institutions, and the rule oflaw so people have a fair opportunity to forge a future fortheir families and countries. Regional perspectives arereviewed, through a breakdown of the Bank's lending andactivities across the developing world, featuring highlightsof projects in borrowing countries within each of theBank's six regions. The report gives the fiscal yearactivities and gives a description of the Bank'sdevelopment knowledge-sharing over the fiscal year 2007; adiscussion of the Bank's approach to lending in lowincome, and middle-income countries; the Bank'sresources; and a summary of the Bank's lending byregion, theme, and sector, such as environmental programsand infrastructure projects. This section also describes theBank's partnerships with public, private, and civilsociety stakeholders. The fiscal 2007 financial statements,organizational information, income by region, new operationsapproved in fiscal 2007 are given in this report.
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