EMM News Explorer: World Bank

Zoellick [-said]: World Bank research shows that the economic growth in West Bank and Gaza from 2008-2011 was driven primarily by donor aid, and therefore will be difficult to sustain without greater private sector growth,

maannews 03-FEB-12

Khan [-said]: The policymakers of the government should consider the fact that if the World Bank does not fund the Padma bridge, there is enough doubt about whether they will lend for our other projects,

bdnews24 03-FEB-12

Putin [-said]: Kazakhstan should be a model for us. The World Bank rated Kazakhstan as the 47th in its business running condition, while Russia ranks the 120th,

trendnews 30-JAN-12

Zoellick [-said]: With the World Bank Group’s deep engagement with the Middle East and North Africa, I am looking forward to visiting Israel and the Palestinian Authority to find out more about development challenges,

maannews 29-JAN-12

Gilani [-said]: It (climate change) is quite visible in my country. We have suffered both drought and heavy rains in past one year. It was horrible, not just by our estimates but also as per the estimates of World Bank and Asian Development Bank,

nation 27-JAN-12

Biti [-said]: What are the requirements? Good corporate governance in macroeconomic policies. In return for good macroeconomic policies, the creditor will cancel or will forgive your debt. We have pursued good macroeconomic policies since 2009 so we are saying to the World Bank, allow us to benefit from the good work we have done since 2009. Look at our inflation figures; look at our growth figures and so on.

zimbabwereporter 27-JAN-12

Hahn [ said]: The memoranda of understanding with the World Bank and EIB will help Bulgaria in the absorption of European funds for the creation of large infrastructure projects,

novinite 22-JAN-12

William Adams [ said]: You only have to look at the World Bank downward revisions to world growth to see that all is not well in the global economy,

bloomberg 20-JAN-12

Lacierda [-said]: We are deeply appalled and concerned over the cavalier statements of Court Administrator Midas Marquez regarding the World Bank findings on the misuse of funds in the Supreme Court. They come across as callous politicking and a clear attempt to deflect attention from the misuse of the World Bank funds by characterizing it as a question of territory

tribuneonline 19-JAN-12

Lacierda [-said]: Obviously, expenses like goodwill games or basketball games, hotel accommodations do not fit into that category hence, the World Bank declared all of these expenditures ineligible,

gmanews 18-JAN-12

Lacierda [-noted]: Again, these are expenses which were considered ineligible based on the purpose of the World Bank that is to develop a more effective and accessible judicial system. Obviously, expenses like goodwill games or basketball games, hotel accommodations do not fit into that category hence, the World Bank declared all of these expenditures ineligible

tribuneonline 18-JAN-12

Lacierda [-said]: Contrary to the excitable – but utterly wrong — conclusions of an opposition lawmaker, the World Bank report on Judicial Reform Support Program (JRSP) is genuine,

tribuneonline 17-JAN-12

Zoellick [-said]: I also appreciate Oby’s close work with IFC and MIGA, underscoring the interconnectivity across the World Bank Group to achieve better and more far-reaching impact,

ngrguardiannews 17-JAN-12

Lacierda [said:]: It seems that what the World Bank has done is clarify that it did not release the report to the media, but a careful reading of its statement shows that they did not deny the authenticity of the report itself,

tribuneonline 17-JAN-12

Drilon [-said]: The World Bank reportedly stressed that the lack of appropriate segregation of duties of key Supreme Court officials involved in the project broke the control environment, increased fiduciary and reputational risks and led to irregular or inappropriate procurement and expenditure decisions,

abs 14-JAN-12

Drilon [-said]: The World Bank allegedly noted that several procurement of goods were undertaken without prior agreement and in some cases, even against the approval of the bank, resulting to the present situation wherein further expenditures must be undertaken only with the prior agreement of the bank, in writing, and reflected in the agreed procurement plan,

abs 14-JAN-12

Cavic [-told]: However, the IMF, World Bank and European Commission have clearly sent a message that there are no new credit commitments until a state government meets the conditions for further EU integration,

setimes 09-JAN-12

Chavez [-had mentioned previously that]: The World Bank, what's that?

CBSnews 09-JAN-12

Borisov [-explained]: We are facing a very difficult problem now – the creditors could ask for their money and this will bankrupt the entire sector – it is obvious that someone wants this, but it is not us; we want to have layoffs and optimize the BDZ staff so that we can get a loan from the World Bank, and privatize part of the company,

novinite 02-DEC-11

Zoellick [ said]: Prices remain volatile and millions of people around the world are still suffering. The World Bank has been working closely with the French Presidency of the G-20 and our partner international organizations on actions to protect the most vulnerable from the dangers of food price volatility, while also addressing some of its root causes. Let’s remember, averting crisis is not just about banks and debt. Millions of people around the world face a daily crisis of hunger and malnutrition. At Cannes, the G-20 c

times 02-DEC-11

Clinton [-told]: They asked that I personally follow through with a request for the World Bank to send an assessment team, that we offer technical advice about how they can and should reform their economy,

cnn 02-DEC-11

Gono [ said]: We have people proposing that Zimbabwe should go to the IMF and World Bank to declare a highly indebted poor country so that our world debts are scrapped, but we cannot do that because we have resources and we are not poor,

newsday 29-NOV-11

Supachai Panitchpakdi [ says]: The neo-liberal policies (fostered by the IMF and World Bank) devastated these countries,

ipsnews 21-NOV-11

Rafael Alburquerque [ said]: This World Bank operation contributes to the social protection policies of the current government administration, whose purpose is to support the poorest families in times of crises and to offer poor Dominicans, as subjects with rights, equal opportunities to improve their living conditions,

reliefWeb 21-NOV-11

Yudhoyono [-said]: The managing director of the World Bank, Mrs. Sri Mulyani, came to see me. As usual, as when there are senior officials of international organizations taking time to see me, then as a president I would discuss cooperative matters between these international institutions and Indonesia,

thejakartaglobe 11-NOV-11

Yudhoyono [-said]: The meeting was held openly, and besides Sri has also come [to Jakarta] with other World Bank officials, so how could such a meeting be described as a conspiracy. Someone has been very illogical on this,

JakartaPost 10-NOV-11

Saakashvili [-said]: This year, we expect economic growth up to 7 percent. It is possible, since according to the World Bank, Georgia has created the best conditions for business in the Southern and Eastern Europe

georgiatimes 09-NOV-11

Marende [ said]: A careful study of the document(s) has revealed that it is not signed and does not have a forwarding letter or details of the author. In addition, efforts to access it on the World Bank website have been futile as it is apparently not posted,

allafrica 02-NOV-11

Marende [-said]: Strictly confidential: for internal World Bank view only.

standardmedia 01-NOV-11

Correa [ said]: Mr. President, why in this forum we have to welcome the World Bank, who openly blackmailed my country?

xinhuanet_en 30-OCT-11

Correa [-asked]: In an Ibero-American forum, why do I have to listen to lectures from the World Bank vice president, who openly blackmailed my country?

channelnewsasia 29-OCT-11

Malema [-maintained that]: after the unbanning of the liberation movements, the World Bank convinced the ANC that 30 percent of commercial farm land in the former white areas could be transferred to 600 000 smallholders through a market-led programme of land redistribution. But this has turned out to be much more difficult than anticipated.

iol 27-OCT-11

Hasina [-said]: The finance minister has sent a letter to the World Bank president to explain the government's position in the matter,

bdnews24 26-OCT-11

Hasina [-said]: The World Bank has its own official procedures for decision-making. They are bound to look into any allegations, no matter how baseless or anonymous,

bdnews24 26-OCT-11

Hasina [-said]: The World Bank is the coordinator of the project's financers. Everything including the bidding process, preliminary contractor selection has to be approved by them,

bdnews24 26-OCT-11

Sarkozy [-told]: World Bank President Robert Zoellick told reporters in Michigan. Sarkozy was expected to return to Paris where his wife, the singer and former supermodel Carla Bruni, gave birth to a baby girl on Wednesday, according to French media. A French presidency source earlier said the French and German leaders were meeting other euro zone policy chiefs and International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde on the sidelines of an event mark the end of Jean-Claude Trichet's presidency of the European Central Bank. D

france24 20-OCT-11

Hasina [-said]: I got two documents from the World Bank and both of them are on the corruption of the communications minister of the last BNP-led government,

thedailystarBD 19-OCT-11

Storchak [-told]: As far as the EurAsEc's Anti-crisis Fund is concerned, we are preparing documents for Anton Germanovich (Siluanov), and we will do the same for the positions of governors for the Russian Federation in the IMF and the World Bank,

focus 29-SEP-11

Dimitrov [-told]: We expect to hear at least three things at the upcoming meeting – how the financial memorandum signed on March 10 about the Bulgarian railway transport will be implemented; whether the amount of investments for railways over the next 5 years will be confirmed; and what the fate of the application for a loan from the World Bank will be,

novinite 29-SEP-11

Mukherjee [-said]: We feel that MDBs and RDBs have a major intermediation role in this regard. While the G20 has trebled the resources available with the IMF over the past few years, commensurate ambition has not been forthcoming in the case of the World Bank,

economictimes 25-SEP-11

Summers [-told]: This is the 20th annual meeting (of the IMF and World Bank) I've been privileged to attend. There has not been a prior meeting at which matters have had more gravity and at which I have been more concerned about the future of the global economy,

economictimes 25-SEP-11

Zoellick [ said]: This landmark agreement will elevate Australia's partnership with the World Bank Group to a new level, providing a model for future donor cooperation. The World Bank Group appreciates Australia's commitment to development assistance and shares its desire to ensure development dollars deliver real results and value for money,

xinhuanet_en 24-SEP-11

Summers [-told]: This is the 20th annual meeting [of the IMF and World Bank] I've been privileged to attend. There has not been a prior meeting at which matters have had more gravity and at which I have been more concerned about the future of the global economy,

mg 24-SEP-11

Flaherty [ said]: The IMF and the World Bank played an integral role in the response to the economic crisis by providing resources to achieve financial stability and assistance to those hardest hit by the downturn,

xinhuanet_en 23-SEP-11

Mikheil Saakashvili [-said]: We have built a highly favorable investment climate and we are now ranked as one of the easiest places in the world to do business, according to the World Bank: 12th in the world and first in Central and Eastern Europe. The 2011 EBRD survey on countries in transition singles out Georgia as the most successful country in our region in terms of institution building , at par with Baltic States. There is still a lot to be done, obviously, and we are more committed than ever to pursuing our path of reforms, to k

geotimes 21-SEP-11

Zoellick [ said]: This has been important work, but it has not been enough or central enough to what we do. Going forward, the World Bank Group will mainstream our gender work and find other ways to move the agenda forward to capture the full potential of half the world’s population,

examiner 20-SEP-11

Modi [ said]: E ven the World Bank says that if a nation faces disasters like the 2001 earthquake, it would take them at least seven years to rebuild, but the state did this in three years which is a big achievement,

rediff 17-SEP-11

Tigran Sargsyan [-said]: That question is in the focus of attention of the government, and we discuss it with the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF),

armenpress 14-SEP-11

Tariq Azeem [ said]: Our sovereignty is linked to our economic sovereignty. Our difficulties have come about because of the economic downturn Pakistan has experienced. If you take on the US on one issue of sovereignty, which quite frankly we don’t want, US influence with the World Bank and other lending organizations means we are in a fix. But everybody in Pakistan believes there should be better understanding of Pakistan’s position. At the moment that’s not being appreciated in Washington,

telegraph 06-SEP-11

Robert Zoellick [said:]: We could get some experience about avoiding the middle-income trap, and recommend it to other developing nations. Many emerging markets face the same problem. This kind of project is a reflection of the partnership between China and the World Bank. That's not only good for China, but also to other countries.

xinhuanet_en 01-SEP-11

Robert Zoellick [said:]: The relation between World Bank and China is not just about finance. It's applying global experience and knowledge to China's development, and improving it.

xinhuanet_en 01-SEP-11

Roy [-said]: copy book World Bank agenda,

financialexpress 30-AUG-11

Roy [-said]: copy book World Bank agenda

indiatimes 30-AUG-11

Jonathan [-stated that]: to execute the task transparently and diligently so as to continue to attract confidence of consumers and the goodwill of our international partners, including the World Bank which is partnering with us to provide a partial risk guarantee that will support the Bulk Trader Contract.

ngrguardiannews 24-AUG-11

Zoellick [-added]: The World Bank is stepping up with short term help through safety nets to the poor and the vulnerable in places like Kenya and Ethiopia, along with medium term support for economic recovery. Long term support is also critical to build drought resilience and implement climate-smart farming,

xinhuanet_en 16-AUG-11

Gono [-said]: There is also (the risk of) a country attaching itself or its economic fortunes to a currency that could be on a downward trend. We all know that huge budget deficits are not good for any economy. They can only lead to currency difficulties. The former secretary of treasury in the United States who is now the president of the World Bank is on record last year in No-vember cal-ling for a review of the world's basket of currencies and the reserve currency,

allafrica 08-AUG-11

Babacan [-said]: Cooperation between Turkish private sector and World Bank will be of great importance. There are 21 projects that will be conducted by Turkey and World Bank. We are also working on a new cooperation strategy covering the period between 2012 and 2015,

aa 20-JUL-11

Zoellick [-said]: Ngozi’s contribution as Managing Director has been stellar. Her desire to serve her country is truly a big loss for the World Bank but a major gain for Nigeria as it works to craft its economic way forward,

africanpressorganization 11-JUL-11

Zoellick [-said]: Ngozi's contribution as managing director has been stellar. Her desire to serve her country is truly a big loss for the World Bank but a major gain for Nigeria as it works to craft its economic way forward,

allafrica 11-JUL-11

Obasanjo [said:]: I believe this is why the world financial organisation as opposed to World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, IMF, regulate the trillions that move around every day

allafrica 16-JUN-11

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