Robert Zoellick

                   

No More 'ASEAN Idol'?

washingtonpost.com     19 hrs ago   66 related          

There may have been some hints of progress to report from the annual Asia-Pacific security meeting this week in Singapore. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met "informally" with her North Korean counterpart during the...                

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canada.com: Marines prepare to enter a flooded neighbourhood to convince residents to leave their homes in Matamoros, near the Texas-Mexico border. canada.com

Clean it up, says World Bank chief

canada.com     17 hrs ago          

JON HEMMING, Reuters Published:Â 47 minutes ago The Afghan government makes all the right noises about fighting corruption but it has to follow words with deeds, the World Bank president said yesterday. Endemic official...                

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mirror.co.uk: Trade ministers begin make-or-break WTO talks mirror.co.uk

TIMELINE: Key dates in WTO's Doha round

reuters.com     Jul 23, 2008   407 related          

GENEVA (Reuters) - About 30 ministers representing a range of interests in the World Trade Organization's Doha round talks are meeting this week in Geneva to try to cement the outlines of a deal after years of missed deadlines...                

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Stop the Hunger Crisis. Very important PETITION to sign Please.

care2.com     Jul 23, 2008          

In just three years, the price of staple foods like wheat, corn and rice has almost doubled, and this week, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said that if left unchecked, global food shortages could set the world back seven...                

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Tanzania: MDG 3 Torch for Launch

allafrica.com     Jul 23, 2008   1 related          

Posted to the web 23 July 2008 Polycarp Machira Tanzania will tomorrow launch the millennium development goal III, a Champion Torch that seeks to put gender equality and empowerment of women higher on the international agenda....                

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World Bank Shots on Corruption

opinionjournal.com     Jul 23, 2008          

The World Bank is nothing if not persistent. In recent weeks, the bank has announced low-interest loans of $320 million apiece to Bangladesh and Vietnam, despite their awful corruption records. Since May, Bangladesh's...                

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Africa: Japan Can Help Steer Continent's Development

allafrica.com     Jul 22, 2008          

Two events this year - the recent Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV) and the Group of Eight (G8) Summit in July - presented unique opportunities for Japan to demonstrate its fruitful...                

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prospect.org     Jul 22, 2008          

Reacting to a New York Times article that credulously reported on Obama's sprawling, 300-person foreign policy advisory team, Steve Clemons makes a sound point: During George W. Bush's first campaign, Robert Zoellick -- then...                

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canada.com: A crime scene unit investigator looks at the scene of a shooting in the 600 block of 15ave S.W. Monday afternoon. canada.com

World Bank urges WTO meeting to reach accord on Doha Development Agenda

un.org     Jul 21, 2008   36 related          

"It's now or never." That's the warning from World Bank President Robert Zoellick in a statement on the eve of the World Trade Organization –WTO- Ministerial meeting which opened in Geneva Monday. The World Bank president urged...                

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Trade ministers begin make-or-break WTO talks

independent-bangladesh.com     Jul 21, 2008   15 related          

REUTERS, GENEVA- Top trade officials begin a make-or-break session of world trade talks on Monday, haunted by failed efforts in 2006 and 2007 and concern over whether the United States can deliver on a deal. World Bank...                

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