The World Bank’s designation as a “bank” understates its importance and its multifaceted roles. It does lend money to countries to undertake a variety of projects, and to help them through crises (such as the $10 billion it provided to Korea in 1997-1998).
世界银行“银行”的这一称呼削弱了这一组织的重要性，也淡化了其角色的多面性。世行确实为各国的各种项目提供贷款，也为这些国家渡过危机提供帮助（如在1997-1998年间，为韩国提供了100亿美元的贷款）。在世界各地的战后重建方面，世界银行不管是过去，还是现在都一直发挥了至关重要的作用。