Because many of its clients have regular access to capital markets, IBRD lending programs must become more selective and target operations that ensure the highest development impact. The capital increase under consideration should enable the IBRD to finance long-term investments that lie beyond markets’ reach.
Improving clients’ capacities to assess risks and strengthening their financial resilience is crucial to enhancing preparedness and readiness for natural disasters. Disseminating knowledge and lessons learned  is also important to helping countries enhance their resilience. We remain convinced that these are the areas where the WBG’s comparative advantages lie.