The ICSID Convention was established by a multilateral agreement and entered into force on October 14, 1966. Each member may only do business with the bank through its treasury, central bank, stabilization fund or other similar tax authority, and the bank will only negotiate with its members through or through the same agencies. (a) Each Member shall designate its central bank as the depositary of all the Bank`s assets in its currency or, if it does not have a central bank, designate the other institution acceptable to the Bank; (i) Where the member in whose territory the project is located is not itself the borrower, the member or the central bank or a comparable body of the member acceptable to the Bank, it guarantees in full the repayment of the principal and the payment of interest and other charges on the loan. (ii) The Bank is satisfied that, under prevailing market conditions, the Borrower would not be able to obtain the Loan otherwise on such terms as it deems appropriate for the Borrower. (iii) a committee responsible referred to in Article V, Section 7, after careful consideration of the merits of the proposal, has submitted a written report recommending the draft; (iv) The Bank considers that the interest rate and other costs are reasonable and correspond to the project, the costs and the schedule for repayment of the principal; (v) when granting or guaranteeing a loan, the Bank shall take due account of the prospects that the borrower and, if the borrower is not a member, the guarantor will be able to meet its obligations under the loan; and the Bank shall act prudently both in the interest of the member in whose territory the project is located and in the interest of all members. (vi) By guaranteeing a loan from other investors, the bank receives adequate compensation for its risk. (vii) Loans granted or guaranteed by the Bank shall, except in special circumstances, be used for certain reconstruction or development projects. You clicked on a link to a page that is not part of the beta version of the new worldbank.org. Before we leave, we`d love to hear your feedback about your experience while you`re here.
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The Board shall meet annually and on such other occasions as the Bank may request. (d) The quorum at each meeting of the Governing Council shall be a majority of governors exercising at least two-thirds of the total voting rights. (i) be immune from prosecution for acts which they perform in their official capacity, unless the Bank waives such immunity;. .