Wanted: World Bank President; Experience Required
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As the Bush administration narrows a list of candidates to replace World Bank President Paul D. Wolfowitz, experience running a large organization has emerged as a primary requirement for the job, senior administration officials said yesterday.
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The World Bank under Paul Wolfowitz's leadership provided $34.3 billion in loans, grants, equity investments and guarantees to developing countries in fiscal 2007, $2.7 billion more than in 2006, the lender said on Tuesday.
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U.S. President George W. Bush has chosen Robert Zoellick, a former U.S. trade representative, as the new president of the World Bank to replace Paul Wolfowitz, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.
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The race for Dirctor-General at the World Health Organization has always been peppered with horse-trading, but this year's election could be the most unseemly to date
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The president of the World Bank says his staff is in the Caribbean to assess the damage caused there by Hurricane Ivan, and to ensure that the international financial community provides swift and coordinated relief.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- A former communist who runs a respected Palestinian human rights organization, a professor with ties to Islamic groups, and a lawmaker known for exposing government corruption are among the 10 candidates vying to lead the Palestinian Authority, in what analysts here say will be the first truly competitive presidential election in the Arab world.
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The World Bank, reeling from scandal and questions about its role, needs to get its act together, says former chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve Paul Volcker.
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The president of the World Bank pushed Tuesday for Palestinian economic reforms and the lifting of Israeli travel restrictions in the West Bank in exchange for an additional $500 million in desperately needed aid to the Palestinians.
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Robert Zoellick, U.S. President George W. Bush's candidate to head the World Bank, was poised to clinch the job as expected as a deadline for nominations passed on Friday without a challenger emerging.
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Robert Zoellick, a nimble negotiator who has crisscrossed the globe as President Bush's trade chief and as the country's No. 2 diplomat, is the White House's choice to be the next World Bank president. Bush will announce the decision on Wednesday, according to a senior administration official.
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New penalties against Sudan &#151; check. More dollars to fight AIDS in Africa &#151; check. A respected internationalist to lead the World Bank &#151; check. Friendly words about tackling global warming &#151; check.
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A grade school dropout and ex-factory worker, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva vividly recalls his struggle to survive in Brazil's backwoods and urban squalor. Now, Silva hopes to lead a global crusade to help the world's needy.
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NEW BANK LEADER: President Bush has chosen Robert Zoellick, a one-time U.S. trade representative and former No. 2 official at the State Department, to lead the World Bank. Bush will announce the decision on Wednesday.
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President George W. Bush has chosen Robert Zoellick, a former U.S. trade representative, to replace Paul Wolfowitz as president of the World Bank, a senior American official said on Tuesday.
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Robert B. Zoellick, a seasoned player in international financial and diplomatic circles, won the unanimous approval of the World Bank's board yesterday to become its next president.
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World Bank President James  Wolfensohn will leave his post at the beginning of June, when  his term expires, and a search is now under way for someone to  replace him, a U.S. Treasury spokesman said on Monday.
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Ten of the candidates for the presidency ranked by perceptions of their experience.