Robert Zoellick

Africa's Seat at the Table

President Abdoulaye Wade | Posted 11.05.2009 | World


President Abdoulaye Wade

Battling global warming, the economic crisis, food and energy shortages, and AIDS and malaria requires co-partners, not post-colonial relationships.

How Sweet It Is... Brazil's Sugar Ethanol Fuels China's Recovery

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 07.20.2009 | World


Eric Ehrmann

Ethanol trade has helped make China Brazil's top trade partner, replacing Uncle Sam, who had been top dog ever since Herbert Hoover was in the White House.

World Bank: the Incredible Shrinking Economy

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 04.09.2009 | World


Jacob Heilbrunn

More and more, the danger of a rerun of the 1930s, in which extremist movements profit from financial depression, looms as a real prospect.

Solving the Global Food Crisis: The Case for a "Poverty Czar"

Bruce Friedrich | Posted 03.01.2009 | World


Bruce Friedrich

Addressing global poverty at its roots means recognizing that the most significant factors driving up food costs are the diversion of crops to biofuels and the growing demand for meat.

G-7, G-14 and G-20: Yet Another Tardy Call

Sunil Chacko | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics


Sunil Chacko

First the years-late call on the global food crisis. Now, Robert Zoellick, current World Bank president, has done it again on the international financial crisis.

Senator McCain's Fannie Problem

Sunil Chacko | Posted 10.23.2008 | Business


Sunil Chacko

Zoellick would have to comply with Congressional subpoenas to explain having headed the lobbying activities for Fannie Mae.

Food Riots Skyrocket, World Leaders Have No Solutions

Wall Street Journal | BOB DAVIS, DOUGLAS BELKIN | Posted 04.22.2008 | Business


Finance ministers gathered this weekend to grapple with the global financial crisis also struggled with a problem that has plagued the world periodica...

Head Of World Bank Fraud Unit Resigns Amid Turmoil

New York Times | STEVEN R. WEISMAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Six months after taking over as president of the World Bank, Robert B. Zoellick faced new turmoil on Wednesday over a campaign against corruption in b...