“We’re not fans of the World Bank. We’re critics when necessary, supporters when necessary.  PNoWB promotes the role of MPs in fighting poverty. We’re a hands-on implementation group,” 
Bert Koenders, MP, the Netherlands, PNoWB former Chair

• The Parliamentary Network on the World Bank was founded in May 2000 as an informal network of individual parliamentarians, to strengthen accountability and transparency in international financial institutions in general and in the Bank, in particular, as the largest donor of development programs throughout the world. 

• PNoWB is an independent non-governmental organization regulated by the French Law of 1901 and is gathering more than 800 parliamentarians from 110 countries. 

• PNoWB mobilizes parliamentarians to address global governance and poverty challenges, to promote transparency and accountability of international development and offers a unique platform of dialogue between parliamentarians and the World Bank.

• PNoWB closely works with the World Bank and many of its activities are undertaken in partnership with the World Bank, including the Annual Conference and the Field Visit Program.   

                                                     
• PNoWB also has Local and Regional Chapters in India, Japan, East Africa, West Africa and the Middle East and North Africa and the Balkans.  The PNoWB anticipates launching Latin America and Caribbean Chapter as well as a Southern Africa and South East Asia Chapters, in the coming year. 

• PNoWB biggest funders are the Government of the Netherlands and the Government of Finland.  PNoWB had also received funding from the UK Government, the Swiss Government, the Greek Government, the French Government, the United Nations Foundation and the World Bank and the IMF, who also contributed in kind.

PNoWB is open to parliamentarians from World Bank member states.

PNoWB members represent themselves and their constituents, and not their countries, parliaments or governments.

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