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Human Rights Watch, in its letter to World Bank President Robert Zoellick and the board of directors, urged the World Bank to: Actively engage with the Burmese people and a broad range of civil society and be transparent in developing its proposals for...
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The Next World Bank President: A White House Stuck Between Promises and Political Realities
Center for Global DevelopmentThen begins the collision in the White House between its promises to the global community and political realities at home. The collision boils down to the question of whether or not the White House will try to ensure that the longstanding U.S....
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MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 04: Josef Ackermann (L) of the Deutsche Bank and Robert B. Zoellick, president of the World Bank Group, participate in a panel talk during day 2 of the 48th Munich Security Conference at Hotel Bayerischer Hof on February 4,... View Photo »
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You have a banking sector that is pulling back fast. Part of this is because of banking regulations and some of this is because they're not sure how to value the sovereign debt. But so what are we seeing? We're seeing trade finance dry up
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"It means the political environment is increasingly unpredictable," he said. "I think the IMF will be less enthusiastic about lending." Robert Zoellick, the World Bank chief was quoted as saying last week that he expected "tensions" in negotiations...
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Sri Mulyani Indrawati: 'You must make growth inclusive – you have to protect the poor'
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Mulyani says all the Bank's shareholders "need to be fully aware of the mission of this institution: it's not just, 'it's my turn'. That's what's incredibly important." But on the question of whether it is time for a non-American to get the job, she...
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(AFP) - World Bank chief Mr Robert Zoellick said he expects 'tensions' as Egypt requests aid from the international lender, which in turn would demand progress on governance and democracy. 'They're reaching out to us, to try to see about financial...
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MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 04: (L-R) Mario Monti, Italian President of the council of ministers, Josef Ackermann of the Deutsche Bank, Robert B. Zoellick, president of the World Bank Group, former German finance minister Peer Steinbrueck, and George... View Photo »
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What I was most worried about and remain worried about is the fact that if the problems in consumer confidence ... and business confidence in Europe and the U.S. spread to emerging markets then the domestic demand of those economies would also wither
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One of these is not wanting to be in the driving seat in the first place. Another is suspecting that everyone else in the car wants you to pay for the petrol, the motorway meal and probably the overnight hotel too. On a panel at the Munich Security...
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Other advocates of German leadership feel compelled to qualify their recommendation with warnings that Berlin should not overstep the mark. "It's not to dominate, it's not diktat, it's not to act alone - it's to point the way, and here I do think only...
About Robert Zoellick
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Robert Bruce Zoellick (IPA: [zʌlɪk]) (born July 25, 1953) is the eleventh president of the World Bank, a position he has held since July 1, 2007. He was previously a managing director of Goldman Sachs, United States Deputy Secretary of State (resigning on July 7, 2006) and U.S. Trade Representative, from February 7, 2001 until February 22, 2005. Full Article
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(LtorR) Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti, Chairman of the Management Board of the Deutsche Bank AG Josef Ackermann, President of the World Bank Group Robert Zoellick, Peer Steinbrueck of the German Social Democratic Party SPD and George Soros, chairman of Soros Fund Management ...
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World Bank Group President Robert Zoellick arrives for the opening of the 48th Conference on Security Policy in Munich February 3, 2012. World leaders including U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and...
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MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 03: Robert B. Zoellick (L), president of the World Bank Group and Michael Diekmann, CEO of the Allianz SE arrive for the first day of the 48th Munich Security Conference at Hotel Bayerischer Hof on February 3, 2012 in Munich, Germany. The 48th Munich...
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Wolfgang Ischinger (R), Chairman of Conference on Security Policy holds his speech, while German Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere (C) and Robert Zoellick, World Bank President are seen on a screen during the opening of the 48th Conference on Security Policy in Munich February 3, 2012.
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HERZLIYA, ISRAEL - JANUARY 31: In this handout photo from the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli President Shimon Peres (L) meets with President of the World Bank Robert Zoellick January 31, 2012 in Herzliya, Israel. Zoellick is visiting Israel and the Palestinian Authority...
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World Bank Group president Robert B. Zoellick, looks on prior his speech about ' Global Economic Outlook 2012 ', on January 28, 2012, during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the congress center of the Swiss resort of Davos. The global elite has talked itself into an upbeat frame of...
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MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 04: Josef Ackermann (L) of the Deutsche Bank and Robert B. Zoellick, president of the World Bank Group, participate in a panel talk during day 2 of the 48th Munich Security Conference at Hotel Bayerischer Hof on February 4, 2012 in Munich, Germany. The 48th...
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Chairman of the Management Board of the Deutsche Bank AG Josef Ackermann (L) and World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick exchange their headphones as they attend the 48th Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich, southern Germany, on February 4, 2012. The...
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Josef Ackermann, CEO of Deutsche Bank, left, helps Robert B. Zoellick, President of the World Trade Bank with the headset, at the Security Conference on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 in Munich, southern Germany. Politicians and military representatives participate at the 48th Munich...
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Michael Diekmann, CEO of the German insurer Allianz SE, right, talks to Robert B. Zoellick, President of the World Trade Bank, prior to the opening of the 48th Conference on Security Policy, on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 in Munich, southern Germany. Uncertainty over the future of the Middle...
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Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman (R) shakes hands with World Bank president Robert Zoellick before their meeting in Jerusalem February 1, 2012.
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Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman (R) stands beside World Bank president Robert Zoellick before their meeting in Jerusalem February 1, 2012.
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Robert Zoellick, President of the World Bank Group, delivers the keynote luncheon remarks to the International Engagement Conference for South Sudan December 14, 2011, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC.
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Robert Zoellick (L), president of the World Bank Group, delivers the 2011 McNamara Lecture on War and Peace moderated by Graham Allison, director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts...
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Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank Group, delivers the 2011 McNamara Lecture on War and Peace at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts November 29, 2011.
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Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank Group, answers a question from the audience at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts November 29, 2011.
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President of the World Bank Robert Zoellick (L) speaks with Germany's finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble before the start of a meeting on the second day of the G20 Summit in Cannes, France November 4, 2011.
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President of the World Bank Robert Zoellick, left, speaks with US President Barack Obama, right, and US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, second right, during a round table meeting at a G20 summit in Cannes, France on Friday, Nov. 4, 2011. Leaders from within troubled Europe and far...
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U.S. President Barack Obama (R) speaks to members of his delegation including U.S Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner (2ndR), World Bank President Robert Zoellick (L), Lael Brainard (2ndL), U.S. Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs, Micheal Froman (C), Deputy Assistant...
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President of the World Bank Robert Zoellick, left, shakes hands with French President Nicolas Sarkozy during arrivals for a G20 summit in Cannes, France on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011. French President Nicolas Sarkozy will welcome Barack Obama of the U.S. , Hu Jintao of China as well as the...
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Philippine President Benigno Aquino (R) sits down with World Bank President Robert Zoellick (L) during a courtesy call at the Malacanang palace in Manila October 27, 2011. The World Bank is providing $400 million via a five-year loan that ends in 2014 to help fund the Philippines...
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World Bank Group President Robert Zoellick listens to Social Welfare secretary Corazon Soliman during a visit to a bank-supported community in Pasay City, Metro Manila October 26, 2011. The World Bank is providing $400 million via a 5-year loan that ends in 2014 to help fund the...
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World Bank President Robert Zoellick smiles as children do "Pagmamano", a Filipino gesture often done by young people to the elders as a sign or respect, during his visit to a bank-supported community in Pasay City, Metro Manila October 26, 2011. The World Bank is providing $400 million...
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World Bank President Robert Zoellick reacts as a boy places Zoellick's hand on his forehead in the traditional gesture of respect during his visit to a slum community to get a first hand view of the Government's Conditional Cash Transfer program for the poor at suburban Pasay city...
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World Bank President Robert Zoellick, left foreground, accompanied by Social Work Secretary Corazon "Dinky" Soliman, left top, greets a boy as he visits a slum community to get a first hand view of the Government's Conditional Cash Transfer program for the poor at suburban Pasay city...
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(LtorR) Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti, Chairman of the Management Board of the Deutsche Bank AG Josef Ackermann, President of the World Bank Group Robert Zoellick, Peer Steinbrueck of the German Social Democratic Party SPD and George Soros, chairman of Soros Fund Management ...
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