Robert Zoellick

International Stolen Asset Recovery As a Development Issue -- A World Bank President's Legacy?

Mark V. Vlasic | Posted 04.21.2012

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While future commentaries will chronicle Robert B. Zoellick's acts and deeds, it is worth pausing, this weekend, as he completes his last major world forum as president, to recall the initiative he launched at his first major world forum.

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WB Head: World's Easy Money Obsession Only Buys Time

Reuters | Posted 06.02.2012

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By Kevin Yao BOAO, China, April 2 (Reuters) - Policymakers in both developing and developed countries must embrace structural reforms...

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Fixing the World Bank

Patrick Sharma | Posted 05.26.2012

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The fact that so many countries are graduating from World Bank lending is something to celebrate. So should the organization declare victory and close up shop? The answer, unfortunately, is no.

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World Bank Should Heed Obama's Statement

Mohamed A. El-Erian | Posted 05.24.2012

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On Friday, President Obama took two important steps with respect to the world's premier development agency.

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Why the World Bank Needs Jeff Sachs at the Helm

Michael Shank | Posted 05.02.2012

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Given the World Bank's focus on poverty, economics and climate, and given Sachs' wealth of experience in all three, there is no better candidate.

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World Bank Presidency Can't Be a Done Deal

Paul O'Brien | Posted 04.29.2012

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The second wave of global economic crisis is going to start hitting poor countries very hard, very soon. The World Bank needs to be fit for purpose and geared to respond with credible, legitimate leadership in place.

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World Bank Leader: Peace Out

AP | HARRY DUNPHY | Posted 04.16.2012

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WASHINGTON — World Bank President Robert Zoellick said Wednesday he is stepping down, raising the possibility that a non-American might be chose...

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World Bank Board: Time to Step Up for an Open and Transparent Selection Process for the Next Bank President

Sunil Chacko | Posted 03.11.2012

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The next president of the World Bank ought to be selected carefully and in an open and transparent manner. It is January now and the next president should be selected before June 30 when Robert Zoellick's term ends.

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World Bank To Recommend Chinese Financial Reforms

Reuters | Posted 03.09.2012

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By Mark Felsenthal CHICAGO, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The World Bank will recommend reforms to China's domestic financial system as part of b...

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Paul Krugman: 50 Percent Chance Global Economy Will Enter Recession

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 11.09.2011

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Even though Obama's jobs plan is "bolder and better" than Paul Krugman expected, the Nobel-Prize winning economist still told Bloomberg Television on ...

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The Development Agenda and the World Bank

Vinod Thomas | Posted 10.12.2011

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During the past two years of the financial crisis, the World Bank has been a global player. The challenge now is to connect global and country actions, harness innovation across a broad front, and promote a development path that is more sustainable.

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World Bank Chief: U.S. 'Playing With Fire' In Debt Ceiling Debate

Posted 09.28.2011

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WASHINGTON (Lesley Wroughton) - The United States is courting calamity with the continuing stalemate in Congress over raising the country's debt l...

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Food: America's 21st Century Manifest Destiny?

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 08.19.2011

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Food offers this nation the opportunity not only to reconnect once again with its agricultural roots, but to assume a role of visionary leadership.

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State Department: Hillary Clinton World Bank Report Is Untrue

AP | Posted 08.09.2011

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WASHINGTON — The State Department shot down a report Thursday that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has been in discussions with the Wh...

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Brazil´s Biofuel Drama Goes Global

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 07.18.2011

Brazil's biofuel drama is a reminder that solutions packaged in green wrappers fail to scale with billions facing starvation in the Americas, Africa and Asia.

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The Urgency of Curbing Global Food Price Volatility

Tom Arnold | Posted 06.19.2011

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There is no simple solution to the food crisis. What's needed is a combination of carefully chosen and calibrated short and long term measures.

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World Bank: We Must Rethink Our Role In The Middle East

Reuters | Lesley Wroughton | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank is rethinking its role in the Middle East and North Africa to tackle economic and social problems that spark...

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Fool's Gold: The World's Love Affair With The Metal Is Dangerous

The Global Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gold has been having a great run lately. On Nov. 9, it closed at a record high of $1409.80 per ounce. It's being hoarded as the only safe bet in a wor...

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The World Bank Steps in to Save the Day??

Tina Gerhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cancún, Mexico - As climate change increases, the World Bank is stepping up its funding for developing nations. On the agenda at this year's COP 16, ...

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Senator Mark Kirk, World Banker

Sunil Chacko | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senator Mark Kirk, who won President Obama's Senate seat, is the only Senator who has been on the staff of the World Bank Group. In the broadcasted Q...

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World Bank Puts A Price On Nature

Yahoo! News | Posted 05.25.2011

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The World Bank on Thursday launched a program to help nations put a value on nature just like GDP in a bid to stop the destruction of forests, wetland...

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World Development Report 2011 Launches New Website

Nicholas van Praag | Posted 05.25.2011

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This post originally appeared on the World Bank's Conflict & Development Blog on October 14, 2010. Esabel Khoury co-authored this post. After months ...

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Dancing With Davos: The World Bank and the IMF

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 05.25.2011

The good guys are the free marketeers who reform, redesign and rebuild civilization at the World Economic Forum.

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Haiti Offers Opportunity to Begin New Era for U.S. Foreign Assistance

Samuel A. Worthington | Posted 05.25.2011

The end goal should be a new era for foreign assistance; one that does not rely on Cold War-era rationales. Still, though, the window to enact lasting change is closing.

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Third World Term Should Be Retired, Says World Bank Head

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The head of the World Bank says it is time to stop using the term "Third World" to refer to developing countries and recognize they...

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