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Zoellick will underline that the Bank Group stands ready to support countries that make competitiveness a pillar of their growth strategy.

Mr. Zoellick's remarks weren't timed to be part of a U. S. offensive; rather he answered questions posed to him by The Wall Street Journal.

Mr. Zoellick said the World Bank is working with Chinese authorities to help make structural changes.

So it was a shock to hear Mr Zoellick describe as "appalling" the bank's behaviour over a bungled project to develop the coast of Albania.

Zoellick referred to the situation in the Middle East as an opportunity to put the findings of the World Development Report into practice.

Mr Zoellick said he was trying to persuade Tokyo not to cut further.

Zoellick is no fan of this "mini-deal, " which he said will be as hard to achieve as the big deal.

Zoellick said the food situation is not only a matter of short-term need, but one that could also affect future generations.

Zoellick believes that food prices continued to rise this year, sugar, increased consumption of meat is an important driving force.

One test of that: Mr Zoellick should make it clear that his successor be appointed for his abilities, not his nationality.

But the Bank's ability to help "depends crucially" on further replenishing IDA's financial resources, says Zoellick.

Zoellick said the time was "now or never" to break the impasse in global trade talks.

"You know, we could have had a hundred smart people sitting here for a year and never come up with a lot of that stuff, " Mr. Zoellick says.

When Mr Baker moved to become secretary of state, he took Mr Zoellick with him.

One day last spring, in the bank's sunlit atrium, Mr. Zoellick's team doled out prizes for a contest called Apps for Development.

Zoellick's language is still a long way from conceding to China the kind of respect that a member of a Concert of Power must accord others.

Zoellick announced a new approach to help ensure that high energy and commodity prices translate into improvements in the lives of the poor.

The Bank hopes to launch the program this fall at its Annual Meetings, and later to replicate it in other countries, said Zoellick.

The report says Zoellick praised Vietnam' economic progress, but said the country should focus more on developing a market economy.

World Bank president Zoellick wants some of that oil wealth to be invested in Africa.

The bank will "hold people accountable if they steal from the poor, " Zoellick said.

Matthew Turner, precious metals strategist at Mitsubishi in London, said Mr Zoellick's comments were bullish.

Robert Zoellick appealed Sunday for the international community to carry out its commitments to help hungry people.

Mr Zoellick said the world economy had " leftover fragilities , for instance in central and eastern Europe " .

Without Strauss-Kahn and Zoellick at the helm, we might not be using the word "growth" at all.

The summit meeting is an outgrowth of the Global Tiger Initiative, introduced two years ago by the World Bank president, Robert B. Zoellick.

But Zoellick said the greenback's status could be under threat from the growing strength of the Chinese yuan and the euro.

"Wherever she has worked, she has had a strong voice and impact, " Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank, observed earlier this year.

Zoellick also said that it is "a matter of serious concern" to see maize prices in January that were 73 percent higher than six months ago.

Zoellick described the trip as a chance to "listen and learn from them about how we might be a better partner. "

Zoellick warns that more people could slip into poverty as the financial crisis spreads around the globe.

World Bank president, Robert Zoellick, talking in Istanbul, said it planned to lend more than $40bn over the next year.

Mr Zoellick has been known to deliver lectures on military strategy while taking guests on a run around the battlefield of Gettysburg.

AFTER the G20 met in London on April 2nd, Robert Zoellick, the World Bank's president, described the summit as "a promising beginning" .

In a speech today, World Bank President Robert Zoellick highlighted gender equality as a key, cross-cutting development goal.

Chinese officials in particular discussed a strong fiscal expansion, Zoellick said.

Zoellick made it clear at the start of his trip to Africa that he was there to listen and learn.

Mr Bush will name Mr Zoellick on Wednesday, and expects the Bank's board to accept him, an aide told Reuters.

MR. ZOELLICK: Germany is going to be the key to this.

'Given China's growth, it's inevitable that China will play a more active role throughout the international economy, ' Mr. Zoellick said.

World Bank President Robert Zoellick say Europe will have to find answers to its debt problems.

World Bank chief Robert Zoellick was keen to dispel any sense of euphoria about the much talked-about world economic recovery.

MR. ZOELLICK: It should appreciate, but I'm a practical person who tries to deal with the world as it is.

Speaking at the high-level event, World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick advocated for an integrated approach to the problem.

World Bank President Robert Zoellick states that globalization must be "inclusive and sustainable" and help the most vulnerable.

"We want to see poachers behind bars, not tigers, " says World Bank President Robert Zoellick.

"Global food prices are rising to dangerous levels and threaten tens of millions of poor people around the world, " Zoellick said.

World Bank President Robert Zoellick says China is pleased with its recovery, but leaders recognize there are still large uncertainties.

Bob Zoellick said donor countries had promised almost half of the money, but that was not enough.

Zoellick pointed to the World Bank's Global Tiger initiative as an innovation in conservation that could have wider lessons.

Before the meeting Mr Zoellick embarked on a two-week tour of Africa, Europe and Latin America to build support for his candidacy.

Zoellick said the World Bank has over $40 billion in capital and stands ready to double lendingfor developing countries if needed.

Mr Rogoff echoed calls from Robert Zoellick, World Bank president, for the EU to take a leading role in rescuing eastern Europe.

Some of the elements that drove up food prices two years ago are still in play, said Zoellick.

Zoellick and Punke spoke in Geneva during the WTO's third global review of its trade-capacity-building program, Aid for Trade.

so much so that Robert Zoellick, World Bank president, warns of "a toxic brew of real pain" .

World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick, in a Sept. 21 interview with Bloomberg Television, tried to strike a reasonable balance.

Zoellick said there is no quick fix to resolving volatile food prices, but food security has now become a global security issue.

As Mr. (Robert) Zoellick, the former deputy secretary of state, said, we would like China to act as a responsible stakeholder.

World Bank President Robert Zoellick says this crisis will not be over once the emergency needs are addressed.

World Bank President Robert Zoellick said help is needed for countries in which sharply higher food prices are causing hunger.

In the last several years, I worked closely with Deputy Secretaries Zoellick and Negroponte in our productive strategic dialogue.

And, Africa, too, with its population of 1 billion, can become a pole of growth, Zoellick added.

Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank, suggested this week that change may be needed sooner rather than later.

If confirmed by the World Bank's board, Mr Zoellick would replace Paul Wolfowitz who steps down on June 30.

China, urged former U. S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick, should become a "responsible stakeholder. "

Today, Flaherty, who chaired the G-7 meeting, said participants had a "specific and fairly detailed" discussion on the issue with Zoellick.

And with food prices soaring, Zoellick also advocated a New Deal for Global Food Policy.

"A more balanced and inclusive growth model for the world would benefit from multiple poles of growth, " Zoellick said.

IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who also spoke at the press conference, supported Zoellick's proposals.

Robert Zoellick, former US deputy secretary of state, articulated the idea of making China a "responsible stakeholder" .

Zoellick, however, was careful not to judge Japan and other nations which have stepped into markets to weaken their currencies.

Ten days before his death he was cited in a speech by Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank, declaring the end of the "third world" .

Zoellick also spoke about his belief that Africa can become a new pole of global growth in one generation.

"There should be no safe haven for those who steal from the poor, " adds Zoellick.

Zoellick spoke with China Commerce Minister Chen Deming about possible cooperation on industrial zones in Africa.

"This is a once-in-a-generation request to address the impact of a once-in-a-generation crisis, " Mr Zoellick said.

"My conclusion after leaving Rwanda is that this is a very ambitious country, " Zoellick stated.

Zoellick said biodiversity's survival depended on creating a broader coalition in its defense.

Zoellick came away from a meeting with ACC members convinced of the group's efficacy.

The nomination of Mr. Robert Zoellick was presented by the Executive Director representing the United States on May 30, 2007.

As Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank, said in yesterday's Financial Times, politicians are not lacking good advice.

World Bank President Robert Zoellick said Monday the main challenges facing the G8 summit are of special importance to Africa.

If Mr Zoellick is to earn his place, he should only ever carry a brief for the poor.

'The world is in a danger zone, ' said World Bank President Robert Zoellick.

Recent comments in the Financial Times from Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank, have only supported that thesis.

'I'm concerned about a risk of events this autumn, ' World Bank President Robert Zoellick said at Jackson Hole.

Seen from the present, Zoellick believed that the distinctive characters of the future new structure will be the growing up of new economy.

As Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank, argued yesterday, the developing world needs more support.

Like Zoellick, he thinks the dollar will no longer be the dominant currency.

Zoellick has invested a lot of his time and his capital as a trade negotiator in Doha.

Zoellick says to maintain recovery, China should keep markets open and resist protectionism.

Yet at the same time, Mr Zoellick's bank is not in any danger of going out of business. Aid still flows.

"I could imagine that will go up considerably this year, " Zoellick said.

Rules should also be in place to prevent hoarding of food, Zoellick said.

Like others, World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick has made clear that he wants to see this go to 50% over time.

"Bretton Woods is being overhauled before our eyes, " declared Robert Zoellick, head of the World Bank.

"We look forward to seeing how others' innovations can help us move toward a world free of poverty, " said Zoellick.

Its president, Robert Zoellick, had warned that without more capital lending would soon hit a ceiling.

But Mister Zoellick also said it was important for other big economies to deal with their own budget imbalances.

Zoellick's proposal was to stabilize the US dollar and to take away our leaders' power and ability to play games with money.

America, Zoellick says, can no longer rely on the dollar ruling the roost.

Zoellick is a former US trade representative; Strauss-Kahn was once France's finance minister.

In advance of the 2011 Bank-IMF Annual Meetings, Bank President Zoellick addresses gender equality in speech.

"These calls for help outstrip our available grant resources, " said Zoellick.

"One motivation for women's empowerment is basic fairness and decency, " said Zoellick.

But rebuilding relations and respect could be Robert Zoellick's first job.

"Most of the people who know me know me from one part of my life, " Mr Zoellick says. "I tend to draw from comparative experience. "

Zoellick said the financial crisis could be a "tipping point" for many developing countries.

"This provides food and income security, " Zoellick observed.

A lawyer by training, Mr. Zoellick has made the rounds in Washington, particularly in Republican circles.

Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank, this week announced a $50bn global trade liquidity programme.

World Bank President Zoellick urges countries, donors to invest in road safety.

Happily, Mr Zoellick's most pressing task also plays to this strength.

MR. ZOELLICK: Let me make some initial comments. But since Mr. Dollar is a better economist, after I am finished, he may want to supplement.

Zoellick says the tensions grow out of the slow and uneven economic recovery, which is leaving millions of people out of work.

Reform was inevitable as the world was changing so quickly, Zoellick said.

World Bank President Robert Zoellick offered loans to Egypt and Tunisia.

Zoellick says he predicts China will grow more than eight percent this year.

World Bank President Robert Zoellick addressed the summit via a video link.

More work should be done on giving leaders the information they needed to appreciate the value of biodiversity, Zoellick said.

Zoellick began a two-day visit to Vietnam Monday. He leaves for Japan later Tuesday.

ROBERT ZOELLICK folds his long, lean frame onto a couch in his 12th-floor office in the World Bank headquarters.

Writing in today's Financial Times, Robert Zoellick, the World Bank president, unveiled a 10-point plan to tackle the global food crisis.

Zoellick, president of WB, also expressed his proud in the rise of China's ratio in world economy.

"We need to make sure that the financial crisis doesn't become a human crisis, " Zoellick said.

World Bank President Robert Zoellick said last week that rice prices have risen around 75% in just 2 months, to near historical levels.

Zoellick said inaction poses as great a risk as taking the wrong actions.

World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick says that 33 countries are at risk of food-related upheaval.

While impressive, Zoellick said this level of support was not enough.

It's driven by the Global Tiger Initiative which was launched two years ago by World Bank President Robert Zoellick.

Zoellick, who before taking the World Bank post in 2007, spent decades as a top U. S. official.

Mr Zoellick says he understands that a bank president must forge coalitions among stakeholders.

The proposal to tap one percent of sovereign wealth funds, Zoellick said, "can bring $30 billion to the table. "

On January 24, 2006, Vice Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo held talks with visiting US Deputy Secretary of State Robert B. Zoellick.

In April 2009, Zoellick announced the institution's intent to triple support to social protection in fiscal year 2010.

Even thepresident of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, has just called for restoring arole for gold in the monetary system.

"Our first, second, and third focus is on people's health and lives, " said Zoellick.

When oil prices rise, so do food prices, said Zoellick.

"The development impact of theft on a massive scale is devastating, " says Zoellick.

Zoellick said that the US$479 million will be made available to support Haiti's recovery and development through June 2011.

Zoellick said all countries would have to learn to rely less on rampant American consumption to drive growth in the world economy.

Some think that Mr Zoellick blundered by focusing on the vulnerability fund, rather than securing a lump sum at the summit.

Russia. Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank, says there could be balance-of-payments problems in up to 30 developing countries.

Not surprisingly, many NGOs dislike Mr Zoellick's assertion because, they fear, it will encourage Westerners to ignore poverty abroad.

"Our thoughts are with the people of Chile at this difficult time, " said Zoellick.

And in April, Zoellick bluntly declared the era of the "Third World" over.

Zoellick noted that when the World Bank was established in 1944, the world was different from today.

As trade negotiator, Mr Zoellick was sharply attuned to the other side's goals and political constraints, but also tough.

"The timing of this report is important because you'll have a leadership transition in China [later this year], " said Mr Zoellick.

Zoellick says during all his meetings with Chinese leaders he constantly raises the issue of investment in other developing countries.

Zoellick said a 500 million dollar emergency feeding program will be set up.

"I have heard what a new generation of Africans believe they can achieve, and I've seen encouraging progress, " Zoellick said.

Mr. Zoellick leaves for Australia on July 30 and returns to Washington on 9 August.

This is Zoellick's third visit to China as World Bank president.

"This is China being a responsible stakeholder in the world of IDA support, " Mr Zoellick said.

Robert Zoellick, World Bank president, criticised an attitude of "muddling through" in Japan and the US as well as the eurozone.

As deputy secretary of state, Mr Zoellick was chief aide to Condoleezza Rice between February 2005 and June last year.

Mr. Zoellick said developing countries are now engines of growth.

Zoellick said shareholders should go beyond this to achieve a 50 percent share for developing countries.

Mr. Zoellick said his talks in China included plans for joint projects in developing countries in places like Africa.

Deputy Secretary Zoellick Statement on Conclusion of the Second U. S. -China Senior Dialogue

Mr Zoellick will also visit Vietnam, Japan and Cambodia on this trip

Professional History of Mr. Robert B. Zoellick

Robert Zoellick's Speech at the 48th Munich Security Conference