Oral history interview with Siem Aldewereld, 1961

Biographical Note

Banker, financier

Scope and Contents

Early occupational experience, appointment to World Bank staff, 1946; early forecast of bonds needed; policy formulation and supervision of end-use of funds; development of project appraisal and management practices; projects in France, Chile, Lebanon, India, Iran, Colombia; increase of lending pace; comparison of program lending and general purpose lending; other financing organizations; staffing of Technical Operations Department and reorganizaton of entire World Bank

Subjects

• Aldewereld, S.--Interviews.
• Bankers--Interviews.
• Banks and banking, International.
• Banks and banking.
• Capitalists and financiers--Interviews.
• Interviews.
• Oliver, Robert W., interviewer.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• World Bank.