Prince Charles, pictured with the Queen, Prince Philip, Princess Anne and Princes Andrew and Edward, was a loving brother to his siblings in their youth.omments. The baptism of Prince George last month was notable not only for a lack of royal godparents â Zara Phillips being the only one â but a lack of royalty in general. The ceremony was a tight affair, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge having invited 22 guests, six of them from the Royal Family.
The International Development Association (IDA), an affiliate of the World Bank, was established in 1960 to promote economic development in the world's poorest countriesâthose that cannot afford to borrow from the IBRD. It is the largest single multilateral source of concessional lending to low-income countries.
It comprises two institutions: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA). The World Bank is a component of the World Bank Group, and a member of the United Nations Development Group. The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty. According to its Articles of Agreement, all its decisions must be guided by a commitment to the promotion of foreign investment and international trade and to the facilitation of Capital investment.