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Intense competition to head the World Bank
05/03/2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters)
Gave U.S. economic Jeffrey Sachs in his name in the arena of the race for the presidency of the World Bank in a campaign in public is not familiar to gain high office. Wrote Sachs in an article in the Washington Post that his credentials make him a better candidate of bankers and politicians, who often put Washington names. And wrote "On the contrary Heads of the World Bank former did not come from Wall Street or political circles of America. I am practitioner of economic development, researcher and writer. "It seemed more aggressive in a phone call when he said" I do not think that this post for amateurs. "and Sachs adviser since the United Nations and many governments on issues poverty, which manages the Research Institute for Development at Columbia University in New York. and leaves Robert Zoellick World Bank president, an official former executive at Goldman Sachs and previously held senior positions in the U.S. government from his position at the World Bank in June. The Bank provides loans and grants to developing countries and emerging economies to fight poverty and the development of their economies.
The names that were repeated as potential candidates to replace Zoellick and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former treasury secretary Lawrence Summers and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice. Sachs said: he gained the confidence of many developing countries after it gave her advice on combating poverty and is expected to be nominated by a number of them are in a formal letter soon. There was no comment from the World Bank. He said he would announce only the names that will be included on the short list before a final decision in April. و The right of the member states put forward their nominations until 23 March.
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05/03/2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters)
Gave U.S. economic Jeffrey Sachs in his name in the arena of the race for the presidency of the World Bank in a campaign in public is not familiar to gain high office. Wrote Sachs in an article in the Washington Post that his credentials make him a better candidate of bankers and politicians, who often put Washington names. And wrote "On the contrary Heads of the World Bank former did not come from Wall Street or political circles of America. I am practitioner of economic development, researcher and writer. "It seemed more aggressive in a phone call when he said" I do not think that this post for amateurs. "and Sachs adviser since the United Nations and many governments on issues poverty, which manages the Research Institute for Development at Columbia University in New York. and leaves Robert Zoellick World Bank president, an official former executive at Goldman Sachs and previously held senior positions in the U.S. government from his position at the World Bank in June. The Bank provides loans and grants to developing countries and emerging economies to fight poverty and the development of their economies.
The names that were repeated as potential candidates to replace Zoellick and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former treasury secretary Lawrence Summers and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice. Sachs said: he gained the confidence of many developing countries after it gave her advice on combating poverty and is expected to be nominated by a number of them are in a formal letter soon. There was no comment from the World Bank. He said he would announce only the names that will be included on the short list before a final decision in April. و The right of the member states put forward their nominations until 23 March.
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