Remarks at the Opening Press Conference at World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, Washington, D.C., April 14, 2011

Robert B. Zoellick, World Bank Group President, addresses the biggest threat to the poor around the world: high and volatile food prices. The Bank released an updated Food Price Watch that underscores the need for the G20 to put food first. The ke...

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Main Author:	Zoellick, Robert B.
Format:	Speech
Language:	English en_US
Published:	2016
Subjects:	GROWTH RATES EMPLOYMENT BORROWER RED TAPE ACCOUNTING PEOPLE FINANCING MILLS INCOME AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION INDUSTRY PROPERTY RIGHTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SERVICES WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS PRICE INFLATION DANGERS REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS MACROECONOMIC STABILITY CODE OF CONDUCT FISCAL POLICIES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CURRENCY INFORMAL ECONOMY FOOD PRICE PRICE VOLATILITY PRODUCTS PRODUCTIVITY NATURAL DISASTERS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS DEBT MARKETING MARKETS PRIVATE INVESTMENT MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES GRAINS COCOA COMMODITY PRICE FINANCE FOOD PRODUCTION INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS TO INFORMATION PRICE INFLATION BANKS ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK UNEMPLOYMENT EMERGING MARKETS GRANT INVESTORS SOVEREIGN DEBT FOOD SECURITY ACCOUNTABILITY FOOD PRICE INFLATION WAGES VOLATILITY TRANSPARENCY FUTURE VALUE DEVELOPMENT BANKS BANK FOOD STOCKS CREDIT DEMAND FRUIT MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT SAFETY NET AGRICULTURE INCOMES PROPERTY TRANSPARENT SYSTEM REFUGEE POLITICAL UPHEAVAL NUTRITION MARKET FOOD EMPLOYERS PORK MONETARY POLICIES GOVERNANCE SHAREHOLDERS LAND SECURITY STOCKS INVESTMENT EXTREME POVERTY FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES ECONOMIC CRISIS MEAT SUPPLY PURCHASING WHEAT RICE AUDIT COMMODITIES SUPPLIERS OUTREACH FOOD PRICES PRICE CONTROLS PRICE INDEX GOVERNMENTS COMMODITY PRICES SMALL BUSINESSES DEVELOPMENT BANK STORAGE
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spelling	okr-10986-243572021-04-23T14:04:20Z Remarks at the Opening Press Conference at World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, Washington, D.C., April 14, 2011 Zoellick, Robert B. GROWTH RATES EMPLOYMENT BORROWER RED TAPE ACCOUNTING PEOPLE FINANCING MILLS INCOME AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION INDUSTRY PROPERTY RIGHTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SERVICES WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS PRICE INFLATION DANGERS REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS MACROECONOMIC STABILITY CODE OF CONDUCT FISCAL POLICIES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CURRENCY INFORMAL ECONOMY FOOD PRICE PRICE VOLATILITY PRODUCTS PRODUCTIVITY NATURAL DISASTERS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS DEBT MARKETING MARKETS PRIVATE INVESTMENT MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES GRAINS COCOA COMMODITY PRICE FINANCE FOOD PRODUCTION INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS TO INFORMATION PRICE INFLATION BANKS ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK UNEMPLOYMENT EMERGING MARKETS GRANT INVESTORS SOVEREIGN DEBT FOOD SECURITY ACCOUNTABILITY FOOD PRICE INFLATION WAGES VOLATILITY TRANSPARENCY FUTURE VALUE DEVELOPMENT BANKS BANK FOOD STOCKS CREDIT DEMAND FRUIT MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT SAFETY NET AGRICULTURE INCOMES PROPERTY TRANSPARENT SYSTEM REFUGEE POLITICAL UPHEAVAL NUTRITION MARKET FOOD EMPLOYERS PORK MONETARY POLICIES GOVERNANCE SHAREHOLDERS LAND SECURITY STOCKS INVESTMENT EXTREME POVERTY FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES ECONOMIC CRISIS MEAT SUPPLY PURCHASING WHEAT RICE AUDIT COMMODITIES SUPPLIERS OUTREACH FOOD PRICES PRICE CONTROLS PRICE INDEX GOVERNMENTS COMMODITY PRICES SMALL BUSINESSES DEVELOPMENT BANK STORAGE Robert B. Zoellick, World Bank Group President, addresses the biggest threat to the poor around the world: high and volatile food prices. The Bank released an updated Food Price Watch that underscores the need for the G20 to put food first. The key driver behind the upward spiral in the food price index has been sharp rises in the prices of wheat, maize, sugar, and oils. He discusses the global food price hikes which have pushed about 44 million people into extreme poverty. He focusses on global action to help small holder farmers, with seeds and fertilizer, better weather forecasting, better means to get produce to markets, also food and effective safety nets for the most vulnerable people. He concludes that we need global action to ensure we do a better job of feeding the hungry before we face the future challenges of feeding the expected nine billion people in the world in 2050. Zoellick fields questions on causes of the price hikes, measures needed in emerging market countries, a special Trust Fund Facility, Egypt and Tunisia, the longevity of the crisis, and civil problems in Libya. 2016-05-25T20:41:32Z 2016-05-25T20:41:32Z 2011-04-14 Speech http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25975522/remarks-opening-press-conference-robert-b-zoellickpresident-world-bank-group http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24357 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Speech
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topic	GROWTH RATES EMPLOYMENT BORROWER RED TAPE ACCOUNTING PEOPLE FINANCING MILLS INCOME AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION INDUSTRY PROPERTY RIGHTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SERVICES WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS PRICE INFLATION DANGERS REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS MACROECONOMIC STABILITY CODE OF CONDUCT FISCAL POLICIES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CURRENCY INFORMAL ECONOMY FOOD PRICE PRICE VOLATILITY PRODUCTS PRODUCTIVITY NATURAL DISASTERS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS DEBT MARKETING MARKETS PRIVATE INVESTMENT MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES GRAINS COCOA COMMODITY PRICE FINANCE FOOD PRODUCTION INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS TO INFORMATION PRICE INFLATION BANKS ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK UNEMPLOYMENT EMERGING MARKETS GRANT INVESTORS SOVEREIGN DEBT FOOD SECURITY ACCOUNTABILITY FOOD PRICE INFLATION WAGES VOLATILITY TRANSPARENCY FUTURE VALUE DEVELOPMENT BANKS BANK FOOD STOCKS CREDIT DEMAND FRUIT MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT SAFETY NET AGRICULTURE INCOMES PROPERTY TRANSPARENT SYSTEM REFUGEE POLITICAL UPHEAVAL NUTRITION MARKET FOOD EMPLOYERS PORK MONETARY POLICIES GOVERNANCE SHAREHOLDERS LAND SECURITY STOCKS INVESTMENT EXTREME POVERTY FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES ECONOMIC CRISIS MEAT SUPPLY PURCHASING WHEAT RICE AUDIT COMMODITIES SUPPLIERS OUTREACH FOOD PRICES PRICE CONTROLS PRICE INDEX GOVERNMENTS COMMODITY PRICES SMALL BUSINESSES DEVELOPMENT BANK STORAGE
spellingShingle	GROWTH RATES EMPLOYMENT BORROWER RED TAPE ACCOUNTING PEOPLE FINANCING MILLS INCOME AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION INDUSTRY PROPERTY RIGHTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SERVICES WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS PRICE INFLATION DANGERS REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS MACROECONOMIC STABILITY CODE OF CONDUCT FISCAL POLICIES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CURRENCY INFORMAL ECONOMY FOOD PRICE PRICE VOLATILITY PRODUCTS PRODUCTIVITY NATURAL DISASTERS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS DEBT MARKETING MARKETS PRIVATE INVESTMENT MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES GRAINS COCOA COMMODITY PRICE FINANCE FOOD PRODUCTION INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS TO INFORMATION PRICE INFLATION BANKS ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK UNEMPLOYMENT EMERGING MARKETS GRANT INVESTORS SOVEREIGN DEBT FOOD SECURITY ACCOUNTABILITY FOOD PRICE INFLATION WAGES VOLATILITY TRANSPARENCY FUTURE VALUE DEVELOPMENT BANKS BANK FOOD STOCKS CREDIT DEMAND FRUIT MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT SAFETY NET AGRICULTURE INCOMES PROPERTY TRANSPARENT SYSTEM REFUGEE POLITICAL UPHEAVAL NUTRITION MARKET FOOD EMPLOYERS PORK MONETARY POLICIES GOVERNANCE SHAREHOLDERS LAND SECURITY STOCKS INVESTMENT EXTREME POVERTY FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES ECONOMIC CRISIS MEAT SUPPLY PURCHASING WHEAT RICE AUDIT COMMODITIES SUPPLIERS OUTREACH FOOD PRICES PRICE CONTROLS PRICE INDEX GOVERNMENTS COMMODITY PRICES SMALL BUSINESSES DEVELOPMENT BANK STORAGE Zoellick, Robert B. Remarks at the Opening Press Conference at World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, Washington, D.C., April 14, 2011
description	Robert B. Zoellick, World Bank Group President, addresses the biggest threat to the poor around the world: high and volatile food prices. The Bank released an updated Food Price Watch that underscores the need for the G20 to put food first. The key driver behind the upward spiral in the food price index has been sharp rises in the prices of wheat, maize, sugar, and oils. He discusses the global food price hikes which have pushed about 44 million people into extreme poverty. He focusses on global action to help small holder farmers, with seeds and fertilizer, better weather forecasting, better means to get produce to markets, also food and effective safety nets for the most vulnerable people. He concludes that we need global action to ensure we do a better job of feeding the hungry before we face the future challenges of feeding the expected nine billion people in the world in 2050. Zoellick fields questions on causes of the price hikes, measures needed in emerging market countries, a special Trust Fund Facility, Egypt and Tunisia, the longevity of the crisis, and civil problems in Libya.
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title	Remarks at the Opening Press Conference at World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, Washington, D.C., April 14, 2011
title_short	Remarks at the Opening Press Conference at World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, Washington, D.C., April 14, 2011
title_full	Remarks at the Opening Press Conference at World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, Washington, D.C., April 14, 2011
title_fullStr	Remarks at the Opening Press Conference at World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, Washington, D.C., April 14, 2011
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Remarks at the Opening Press Conference at World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, Washington, D.C., April 14, 2011

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