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"I appreciated the opportunity to learn more about Sierra Leone's work on agriculture, feeder roads, youth employment and energy provision as progress in these areas will be important in overcoming poverty and supporting peace" said Zoellick, after meeting... Full Article at AllAfrica.com
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Bank Group President, Mr. Robert B. Zoellick, has observed that teeming unemployed youth in any country anywhere is a threat to social stability and all measures should be explored to significantly reduce it to accepted levels. This is one of the motivating... Full Article at AllAfrica.com
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World Bank President Robert Zoellick (L) meets Ivory Coast's Prime Minister Guillaume Soro in the capital Abidjan, January 28, 2010. Zoellick continued his visit to Ivory Coast, where progress in securing debt relief will likely top the agenda. View Photo »
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Large-scale energy projects, such as Bumbuna, can be complemented by programs to assist the productivity of small-scale agriculture, which is the source of livelihood for most Sierra Leoneans
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London — A robust programme to protect Africa's poor from the effects of the global recession needs to be enacted soon, the president of the World Bank has said after a tour of the continent. Full Article at AllAfrica.com
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Over the course of the two-day meeting in the Canadian Arctic town of Iqaluit, attended by World Bank president Robert Zoellick and International Monetary Fund managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, members discussed what long-term assistance Haiti will... Full Article at Irish Times
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Much of this funding has gone to Africa, a special focus of president Robert B. Zoellick, a U.S. trade representative under George W. Bush. Zoellick recently sat down with NEWSWEEK's Jerry Guo in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, to talk about the continent's prospects... Full Article at Newsweek
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World Bank President Robert Zoellick (L) meets Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama at the latter's official residence in Tokyo December 7, 2009. View Photo »
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With the developing world facing such strains in the coming years, Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank, has said that the institution will have to raise more money from national governments if it is to cope with the likely demand for emergency funds
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The World Bank has reiterated its desire for a shift in its relations with Africa and other clients in order to make its services more effective, its president Robert Zoellick (pictured) said. Full Article at AllAfrica.com
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Leone's capital Freetown, March 12, 2008. (Katrina Manson/Reuters) FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — The president of the World Bank swept through Sierra Leone pledging more than $140 million in aid and commending President Ernest Koroma on his efforts to curb corruption... Full Article at Global Post
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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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World Bank President Robert Zoellick (L) meets Ivory Coast's Prime Minister Guillaume Soro in the capital Abidjan, January 28, 2010. Zoellick continued his visit to Ivory Coast, where progress in securing debt relief will likely top the agenda.
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ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 06: Robert Zoellick, World Bank President attends the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at a hotel in St. Andrews, on November 6, 2009 in St Andrews, Scotland. Some of the world�s finance ministers will gather at St Andrews for a G20 summit where they will discuss...
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World Bank President Robert Zoellick looks on during a special events on the International Monetary Fund's release of the 2009 World Economic Outlook at the Istanbul Congress Center in Istanbul on October 2, 2009.
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WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 28: World Bank President Robert Zoellick speaks on global economic crisis at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) September 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. During his remarks Zoellick indicated he is in favor of increasing...
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US President Barack Obama (R) confers with World Bank President Robert Zoellick (L) prior to the start of the G20 dinner on September 24, 2009 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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US President Barack Obama (R) welcomes World Bank President Robert Zoellick to the G20 dinner on September 24, 2009 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 23: Eli Broad, founder the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation speaks on a panel September 23, 2009 at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) in New York City. The Fifth Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) looks to gather prominent individuals in politics,...
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World Bank president Robert Zoellick arrives at a press briefing during a visit to Beijing on September 2, 2009. Zoellick is on the third and final day of a trip to China to focus on the global recovery from the financial crisis and the Chinese economy.
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World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick attends a news conference in Beijing September 2, 2009.
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Robert B. Zoellick, president of the World Bank, left, and Stanley Fischer, governor of the Bank of Israel, arrive at the morning session of the annual conference of the Federal Reserve in Jackson, Wyo. , Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009.
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World Bank President, Robert B. Zoellick, right, and Uganda's Minister for Works and Transport Engineer John Nasasira, left, tour Malaba Customs, near Kenya boarder Thursday Aug. 13, 2009. Zoellick said there is need to revamp the transport infrastructure especially the railway line in the...
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World Bank President Robert Zoellick (L) meets Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama at the latter's official residence in Tokyo December 7, 2009.
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TOKYO - DECEMBER 07: (L-R) The World Bank President Robert Zoellick shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama at Hatoyama's official residence on December 7, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. Zoellick is in Japan for three days to discuss Hatoyama administration's assistance policy to...
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World Bank President Robert Zoellick, left, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama prior to their meeting at Hatoyama's official residence on Monday, Dec. 7, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.
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World Bank President Robert B Zoellick arrives for a meeting with Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. Mukherjee conveyed his appreciation to the World Bank for their increased lending in the wake of financial crisis, according to a press...
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World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick, right, sits with Feedback Ventures Pvt Ltd. Chairman Vinayak Chatterjee, second fromleft, during a meeting with Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) chief executive officers in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. The World Bank is expected...
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Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, right, shakes hands with World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick before a meeting in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. Mukherjee conveyed his appreciation to the World Bank for their increased lending in the wake of financial crisis, according...
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World Bank President Robert Zoellick (L) shakes hands with India's Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee before a meeting in New Delhi December 2, 2009. The World Bank has committed to increase its lending to India to about $7 billion this year from an average $2.3 billion in the previous four...
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World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick, left, speaks to interviewer Charlie Rose at the International Economic Forum of the Americas in Montreal Monday, June 8, 2009.
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Speakers (L-R) Madhu Koneru, CEO, MEC Holding, Luis Alberto Moreno, President, Inter-American Development Bank, Dennis M. Nally, Global Chairman Pricewaterhouse Coopers International, Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak, Victor Fung, Chairman International Chamber of Commerce and Group...
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World Bank President Robert Zoellick (R) gestures as he speaks about the global financial crisis as Victor Fung, Chairman International Chamber of Commerce and Group Chairman, Li and Fung, looks at his notes at the CEO summit at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Singapore...
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World Bank President Robert Zoellick listens to other speakers at the CEO summit at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Singapore on November 13, 2009. Asia-Pacific ministers representing 2.6 billion people pledged to pursue a vast free-trade zone but faced more pressing...
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Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati (R) and World Bank President Robert Zoellick (L) attend a close-door round-table discussion on 'New Norms in the Global Economic Landscape-Prospect and Challeges for Asia' in Singapore on November 13, 2009. Asia-Pacific ministers representing...
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President of the World Bank Robert Zoellick addresses a dialogue on the state of the global economy at the APEC CEO Summit in Singapore, Friday, Nov.13, 2009.
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ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 06: Robert Zoellick, World Bank President attends the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at a hotel in St. Andrews, on November 6, 2009 in St Andrews, Scotland. Some of the world�s finance ministers will gather at St Andrews for a G20 summit where they will discuss...
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Large-scale energy projects, such as Bumbuna, can be complemented by programs to assist the productivity of small-scale agriculture, which is the source of livelihood for most Sierra Leoneans
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With the developing world facing such strains in the coming years, Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank, has said that the institution will have to raise more money from national governments if it is to cope with the likely demand for emergency funds
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Free access to health care for children and pregnant and lactating women is an important step in addressing the high child and maternal mortality in the country
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This is a shocking event and it is crucial that the international community supports the Haitian people at this critical time, said World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick. The World Bank is mobilizing significant financial assistance and sending a team to help assess damage and reconstruction nee...
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We still face considerable risks in 2010 and must work to repair the damage to human lives from the global economic crisis
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The World Bank President Robert B Zoellick is arriving here on December 2 and we are hopeful of getting clearance for USD 3 billion loan as sought by us for highway projects
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I was encouraged that both the president and the opposition seemed to want to move forward on those elections, and I tried to do what I could to say that we thought that moving forward on those elections would enable us to help with further debt relief and further investment in the country
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The good news is we’ve come out of a period of crisis
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We have to try to help these institutions get the capital and deal with the current situation so that they can lend and support the recovery
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a lot of the institutions that triggered the problem in the U.S. were not commercial banks
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Everyone is a little uncertain about the source of demand because the U.S. consumer traditionally plays this role, but the U.S. is likely to need to build up savings
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It remains a fragile period
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All of you, as African leaders, know the perils of this economic crisis
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We want to move as quickly as the government can ... If we can get it done by the end of the year, that would be great ... But it is important to fulfil the conditions.
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It's no surprise that for the past 7-8 years this has all been stymied because of ... uncertainty ... We would like to do our part with our resources, to give a growth dividend to an electoral process, but the first step is to finish voter registration and have the election.
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Taxes have been very high on farmers and this has led to underinvestment in new plants. If you get the incentives right you can improve productivity
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That involves audits to make sure one knows the transparency of the finances, it involves clarifying the assets and liabilities of those organisations.
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We're working ... on trying to improve the performance of that system
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It is vitally important that the World Bank support this cause as it is important to keep the peace in Sierra Leone
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Graeme has performed outstanding service in many capacities working with colleagues throughout the World Bank Group
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I am visiting Africa to learn about how its people have coped with the global economic crisis and to see how the World Bank Group can work with them to improve prospects for economic growth and expanded opportunity. Much of Africa has a solid record of economic growth, including in some of Africa's frag...
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I am visiting Africa to learn about how its people have coped with the global economic crisis and to see how the World Bank Group can work with them to improve prospects for economic growth and expanded opportunity. Much of Africa has a solid record of economic growth, including in some of Africa's frag...
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As people look toward reconstruction we need better aid coordination, fewer feel-good projects and less flag-planting, but also but also strong oversight and accountability so people feel their money is well spent
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Haiti can't be reconstructed by outsiders, no matter how well meaning, so donors are going to have to work hand-in-hand with the Haitian government and people
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Haiti can't be reconstructed by outsiders, no matter how well meaning
