Readers may have noticed some of the new terminology emanating from the Bank. Examples include references to “intermezzos” (to describe short narrative passages in dense reports) and a “charrette” (to describe an IFC conference on human rights).
Our next issue of the Bretton Woods Update will feature ‘Bankspeak of the year’ – the most opaque or incomprehensible use of words in a Bank document or speech. Suggestions from readers are very welcome.