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| World Bank, Chennai | |
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 World Bank Office in Chennai | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | August 2001 (operations began) 15 March 2002(official launch) |
| Headquarters | Washington, DC |
| Employees | 1200 (2021) |
| Parent agency | World Bank |
| Website | World Bank |
The World Bank Chennai is the extension of the World Bank headquartered in Washington, DC.[1] The World Bank Chennai office offers corporate financial, accounting, administrative and IT services for the bank's offices in around 150 countries.[1][2] The Chennai office handles several value-added operations of the bank that were earlier handled only in its Washington, D.C., office.
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