World Bank office, Chennai
12°59′2″N 80°14′41″E / 12.98389°N 80.24472°E
World Bank, Chennai | |
Washington, DC | |
Employees | 1200 (2021) |
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Parent agency | World Bank |
Website | World Bank |
The World Bank Chennai is the extension of the
History
The Chennai office started its business operation as a primary processing work, including payroll processing, in August 2001 with 80 staff.
The staff strength of the Chennai office grew as follows:
Year | No. of staff |
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2001 | 80[3] |
2002 | 90[4] |
2003 | 180[5] |
2006 | 240[9] |
2012 | 500[7] |
2021 | 1200[8] |
Operations
The World Bank Chennai office building is located in
Most of the administrative expense and trust fund transactions for the Bank, which range between US$1 billion and US$2 billion a year, are processed in the Chennai office.[1] When the bank commenced its Chennai operations, it was primarily restricted to processing. An analysis component was added later.[13]
See also
References
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