But if he turned up somewhere else, I would not be totally surprised, ... Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer. |
calls for dismantling trade barriers and ending agriculture subsidies that hurt small farmers and the private sector. |
can really finance its own reconstruction, and relatively soon. |
Cautiously optimistic would be a good phrase, ... I hope that we can sustain the momentum. |
Certainly I am also here to learn about the problems of the country today and especially the problems of very severe poverty. |
Corruption is often at the very root of why governments don't work. It weakens the systems and distorts the markets. In the end, governments and citizens will pay a price, in lower incomes, lower investment and more volatile economic swings. But when governments do work - when they tackle corruption and improve their rule of law - they can raise their national incomes by as much as four times. |
could be hidden in a room a fraction the size of this one. |
find out exactly how this happened. |
Five years ago, a remarkable vision was laid out in this very hall, ... A vision which spelled progress and hope for humanity. It is time to deliver. |
For any country it is sensitive to have foreign troops on your territory. It would be sensitive in the United States, and I can tell you it is extremely sensitive in Indonesia, ... What is remarkable is that it has caused no problems to date. |
From concert stadiums to high-profile summits, people from rich and poor countries alike have been moved by the suffering we see in so many parts of our world, ... They have demanded action, and with this debt relief agreement they have it. |
From the World Bank point of view, it's a welcome possibility that contributions to the IDA would be increased and facilitated. |
Graeme shares my view that in addition to core professional competencies, integrity, trust, accountability, and respect are the key ingredients which will assure our institutional and individual success and results, |
He is a kind of perfectionist, ... I find him extremely valuable. If everybody else is running off to a conclusion, he'll say, 'Wait a minute, have you thought of this?' He's conscientious to the point of being slightly worrywart. |
He's always been excruciatingly careful, which is ironic in his situation. |