Well the specific role of the World Bank is to be ready with financial assistance immediately after this emergency takes place because you need to reconnect water, you need to reconnect power, you need roads, you need bridges, and that has to be done urgently.
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Until the movement issues are resolved however, and the PA ( Palestinian Authority ) is able to provide stable governance and to reassert civil control, we will be hard-pressed to convince governments or investors that anything much has changed, and that this is truly a bankable part of the world once again.James Wolfensohn
We are asking for calm, and the opportunity to build a bridge, ... But it's very difficult to build a bridge if only one side is building it.
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possible to move in and out, and trade as freely as possible within the constraints of security for Israel.
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His work in the developing world has afforded him a deep understanding of the many challenges of development. He knows what a remarkable institution this is, he appreciates its outstanding team of development professionals, and I know he will bring continuity to its programs and its mission of fighting poverty.
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Outside these walls, young people are demonstrating against globalisation, ... I believe deeply that many of them are asking legitimate questions, and I embrace the commitment of a new generation to fight poverty. I share their passion and their questioning.
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I am just going to see in the next quarter of this year what my own plans are, and see whether I can still make a contribution, or maybe there will be others who can do better than me.
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