Robert Zoellick and the World Bank

WASHINGTON - President Bush on Wednesday tapped his former trade chief and No. 2 diplomat,Robert Zoellick, to run the World Bank, embarking on a healing process to mend wounds inflicted by outgoing president Paul Wolfowitz. Zoellick, 53, would succeed Wolfowitz, who is stepping down June 30 after findings by a special bank panel that he broke bank rules when he arranged a hefty compensation package in 2005 for his girlfriend, Shaha Riza, a bank employee. Bush's selection of Zoellick must be... Read Full Story

WASHINGTON - President Bush on Wednesday tapped his former trade chief and No. 2 diplomat,Robert Zoellick, to run the World Bank, embarking on a healing process to mend wounds inflicted by outgoing president Paul Wolfowitz. Zoellick, 53, would succeed Wolfowitz, who is stepping down June 30 after findings by a special bank panel that he broke bank rules when he arranged a hefty compensation package in 2005 for his girlfriend, Shaha Riza, a bank employee. Bush's selection of Zoellick must be... Read Full Story

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The World Bank can now move on to its core business, and begin to heal after the Wolfowitz scandal. President Bush decided on Robert Zoellick , as expected.  Zoellick is well repected in both business and policitical circles.  He has experience dealing with financial decisions across international borders.  Also, he isn't dating Shaha Riza (yet) It is customary for the US president to select the president of the World Bank.  Some other countries have expressed disappointment in this... Read Full Story

It’s about damn time . The bad news regarding food supplies have been out for months now. Better late than never though (via the BBC): “The World Bank has called on the international community to co-ordinate its efforts in a “new deal” to fight global hunger and malnutrition. A move was needed because of soaring global food and energy prices, said the bank’s president, Robert Zoellick. Mr Zoellick said the top priority was to give the UN World Food Programme an extra $500m for emergency food... Read Full Story