People and Development

James D. Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank Group, presented a progress report on his first year in office. Six immediate priorities were addressed: IDA, debt problems of the poorest countries, expanding partnerships, accelerating private sector development, doing more in post-conflict situati...

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Main Author: Wolfensohn, James D.
Format: Speech
Language:English
en_US
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25189994/people-development-annual-meetings-address-james-d-wolfensohn-president
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spelling okr-10986-250812021-04-23T14:04:20Z People and Development Wolfensohn, James D. SKILLS TERRORISM EMPLOYMENT COMMUNITIES BASIS POINTS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS FINANCIAL SECTORS BARRIER FOREIGN INVESTORS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEBTORS INTEREST GUARANTEES GROUPS EXCHANGE STRATEGIES MACROECONOMIC POLICY GOOD GOVERNANCE INFORMATION PROGRAMS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SERVICES COST STRUCTURE PORTFOLIO NEW PRODUCTS CAPACITY BUILDING LOAN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS TAX SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CREDITORS TELEVISION KNOWLEDGE SAVINGS FORGIVENESS CURRENCY TRAINING CLIENT COUNTRIES PARTNERSHIPS PORTFOLIOS FINANCES REALISM MIGRATION NETWORKING FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS DEBT MARKETS INFORMATION SERVICE GOVERNMENT ACTION LEARNING PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC REFORMS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TAXES BANKS EXPENDITURE TECHNOLOGY INVESTORS SAVINGS RATES HUMAN CAPITAL GOOD ACCOUNTABILITY TRANSPARENCY BANKING CRISIS BASIC FUTURE VALUE BANK SYSTEMS NETWORKS PRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES EXPENDITURES BORROWING COUNTRIES INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY TRADE REGIMES MARKET POLICY INTERNET GOVERNANCE ENFORCEMENT SHAREHOLDERS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRADE INVESTOR BUSINESS CLIMATE INVESTMENT SHARE INVESTMENT CLIMATE JUDICIAL SYSTEMS PARTNERS POVERTY BANKING INVESTMENTS OPEN MARKETS FUNDING IT WORLD TRADE WEBSITE RAPID GROWTH AT MACROECONOMIC POLICIES FINANCIAL SYSTEMS DIRECT INVESTMENTS GOVERNMENTS GUARANTEE DEBT RELIEF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INVESTING James D. Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank Group, presented a progress report on his first year in office. Six immediate priorities were addressed: IDA, debt problems of the poorest countries, expanding partnerships, accelerating private sector development, doing more in post-conflict situations, and creating a “results” culture within the Bank Group. He set out the strategic agenda for the next year, covering four themes: a new donor and investor compact of development resources for the world’s poor (The New Compact), a more integrated approach to sustainable development (The New Paradigm), strengthening partnerships (The New Knowledge Partnership), and pursuing a culture of excellence and results (The New Bank). 2016-09-15T22:30:00Z 2016-09-15T22:30:00Z 1996-10-01 Speech http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25189994/people-development-annual-meetings-address-james-d-wolfensohn-president http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25081 English en_US Annual Meetings Address, Washington, DC, October 1, 1996; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Speech East Asia North Africa Angola Argentina Bosnia and Herzegovina Haiti Lebanon Pakistan Ukraine West Bank and Gaza
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topic SKILLS
TERRORISM
EMPLOYMENT
COMMUNITIES
BASIS POINTS
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS
FINANCIAL SECTORS
BARRIER
FOREIGN INVESTORS
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DEBTORS
INTEREST
GUARANTEES
GROUPS
EXCHANGE
STRATEGIES
MACROECONOMIC POLICY
GOOD GOVERNANCE
INFORMATION
PROGRAMS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
SERVICES
COST STRUCTURE
PORTFOLIO
NEW PRODUCTS
CAPACITY BUILDING
LOAN
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
PROJECTS
TAX
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
CREDITORS
TELEVISION
KNOWLEDGE
SAVINGS
FORGIVENESS
CURRENCY
TRAINING
CLIENT COUNTRIES
PARTNERSHIPS
PORTFOLIOS
FINANCES
REALISM
MIGRATION
NETWORKING
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
DEBT
MARKETS
INFORMATION SERVICE
GOVERNMENT ACTION
LEARNING
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC REFORMS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
TAXES
BANKS
EXPENDITURE
TECHNOLOGY
INVESTORS
SAVINGS RATES
HUMAN CAPITAL
GOOD
ACCOUNTABILITY
TRANSPARENCY
BANKING CRISIS
BASIC
FUTURE
VALUE
BANK
SYSTEMS
NETWORKS
PRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
EXPENDITURES
BORROWING COUNTRIES
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
TRADE REGIMES
MARKET
POLICY
INTERNET
GOVERNANCE
ENFORCEMENT
SHAREHOLDERS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TRADE
INVESTOR
BUSINESS CLIMATE
INVESTMENT
SHARE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
JUDICIAL SYSTEMS
PARTNERS
POVERTY
BANKING
INVESTMENTS
OPEN MARKETS
FUNDING
IT
WORLD TRADE
WEBSITE
RAPID GROWTH
AT
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
DIRECT INVESTMENTS
GOVERNMENTS
GUARANTEE
DEBT RELIEF
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INVESTING
spellingShingle SKILLS
TERRORISM
EMPLOYMENT
COMMUNITIES
BASIS POINTS
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS
FINANCIAL SECTORS
BARRIER
FOREIGN INVESTORS
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DEBTORS
INTEREST
GUARANTEES
GROUPS
EXCHANGE
STRATEGIES
MACROECONOMIC POLICY
GOOD GOVERNANCE
INFORMATION
PROGRAMS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
SERVICES
COST STRUCTURE
PORTFOLIO
NEW PRODUCTS
CAPACITY BUILDING
LOAN
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
PROJECTS
TAX
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
CREDITORS
TELEVISION
KNOWLEDGE
SAVINGS
FORGIVENESS
CURRENCY
TRAINING
CLIENT COUNTRIES
PARTNERSHIPS
PORTFOLIOS
FINANCES
REALISM
MIGRATION
NETWORKING
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
DEBT
MARKETS
INFORMATION SERVICE
GOVERNMENT ACTION
LEARNING
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC REFORMS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
TAXES
BANKS
EXPENDITURE
TECHNOLOGY
INVESTORS
SAVINGS RATES
HUMAN CAPITAL
GOOD
ACCOUNTABILITY
TRANSPARENCY
BANKING CRISIS
BASIC
FUTURE
VALUE
BANK
SYSTEMS
NETWORKS
PRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
EXPENDITURES
BORROWING COUNTRIES
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
TRADE REGIMES
MARKET
POLICY
INTERNET
GOVERNANCE
ENFORCEMENT
SHAREHOLDERS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TRADE
INVESTOR
BUSINESS CLIMATE
INVESTMENT
SHARE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
JUDICIAL SYSTEMS
PARTNERS
POVERTY
BANKING
INVESTMENTS
OPEN MARKETS
FUNDING
IT
WORLD TRADE
WEBSITE
RAPID GROWTH
AT
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
DIRECT INVESTMENTS
GOVERNMENTS
GUARANTEE
DEBT RELIEF
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INVESTING
Wolfensohn, James D.
People and Development
geographic_facet East Asia
North Africa
Angola
Argentina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Haiti
Lebanon
Pakistan
Ukraine
West Bank and Gaza
relation Annual Meetings Address, Washington, DC, October 1, 1996;
description James D. Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank Group, presented a progress report on his first year in office. Six immediate priorities were addressed: IDA, debt problems of the poorest countries, expanding partnerships, accelerating private sector development, doing more in post-conflict situations, and creating a “results” culture within the Bank Group. He set out the strategic agenda for the next year, covering four themes: a new donor and investor compact of development resources for the world’s poor (The New Compact), a more integrated approach to sustainable development (The New Paradigm), strengthening partnerships (The New Knowledge Partnership), and pursuing a culture of excellence and results (The New Bank).
format Speech
author Wolfensohn, James D.
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author_sort Wolfensohn, James D.
title People and Development
title_short People and Development
title_full People and Development
title_fullStr People and Development
title_full_unstemmed People and Development
title_sort people and development
publishDate 2016
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25189994/people-development-annual-meetings-address-james-d-wolfensohn-president
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