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 As prepared for delivery   Development Committee Media Conference Opening Remarks World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick September 24, 2011     Thank you Rich and thank you Mr. Chairman.   The Development Committee meeting is important for the World … Continue reading →

World Bank Chief Economists Roundtable Transcript September 21, 2011     MODERATOR: Good afternoon, everybody.  Welcome to this two-hour discussion.  You’re thinking is probably the same as my thinking, and that is that this can be a very fascinating discussion.  We … Continue reading →

President Robert B. Zoellick Opening Press Conference September 22, 2011     MR. MILLS:  Thank you all for coming to our opening press conference for the World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings.             Today we have President Zoellick from the World … Continue reading →

Despite impressive gains in gender equality, nearly 4 million poor women “missing” each year in developing countries   WASHINGTON, September 18, 2011 – Gender equality matters in its own right but is also smart economics: Countries that create better opportunities and … Continue reading →

First appeared in Politico on September 19, 2011 By: Robert B. Zoellick   Imagine if a city of almost four million people disappeared every year. A Los Angeles, Johannesburg, Yokohama. It would be hard to miss.   Yet it goes … Continue reading →

Some 550,000 people, mostly women and children, expected to benefit   WASHINGTON, September 15, 2011 – Over half a million people, mostly women and children, will be able to access nutrition, health and sanitation services in refugee settlements along the Somali border … Continue reading →