Partners The Shanghai Conference is being sponsored by the World Bank, hosted by the Government of China, and organized by the World Bank in cooperation with the Chinese Ministry of Finance and the City of Shanghai. The World Bank gratefully acknowledges the participation of, and contributions from the Governments of Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, as well as the United Nations Development Programme. The Shanghai Learning Process has also benefited from the participation of the following organizations: African Development Bank Asian Development Bank AusAID Denmark, Department of Multilateral Development Banks and UN Affairs Egypt, National Bank for Development EU European Commission International Fund for Agricultural Development Inter-American Development Bank Ireland, Development Cooperation Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Government of Finland Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)