Bob Zoellick's Newest Blueprint for the World Bank

Article no: EN20080407-Article-2.3-2008

Bob Zoellick's Newest Blueprint for the World Bank

In the run-up to the Spring Meetings end of this week, Bob Zoellick, the President of the World Bank, outlined last week, during a major policy speech at the Center for Global Development four strategic areas where he sees a need for immediate World Bank action. These are the global food policy, the Doha Trade Deal, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, and Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWF) investment in Africa. Liane Schalatek reports from Washington.