Remarks at the Arab Economic Summit on January 19, 2009 in Kuwait

Remarks at the Arab Economic Summit on January 19, 2009 in Kuwait

Robert B. Zoellick, President of the World Bank, discussed Kuwait’s vision of employing trade to link their economy to wider opportunities, deeper development, and greater growth. He urged the Arab leaders to support a Vulnerability Fund to assist developing countries that cannot afford bailouts and...

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Main Author: Zoellick, Robert B.
Format: Speech
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
SAFETY NETS
INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE
CLIMATE CHANGE
JOB CREATION
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
WATER SCARCITY
DESERTIFICATION
DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
MULTILATERAL FINANCE
TRADE FINANCE
PARTNERSHIPS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/146311522068447276/Remarks-at-the-Arab-economic-summit-by-Robert-B-Zoellick-President-The-World-Bank-Group
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spelling okr-10986-296362021-04-23T14:04:53Z Remarks at the Arab Economic Summit on January 19, 2009 in Kuwait Zoellick, Robert B. SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES SAFETY NETS INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE CLIMATE CHANGE JOB CREATION YOUTH EMPLOYMENT WATER SCARCITY DESERTIFICATION DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION MULTILATERAL FINANCE TRADE FINANCE PARTNERSHIPS Robert B. Zoellick, President of the World Bank, discussed Kuwait’s vision of employing trade to link their economy to wider opportunities, deeper development, and greater growth. He urged the Arab leaders to support a Vulnerability Fund to assist developing countries that cannot afford bailouts and deficits. It should address three critical needs: safety net programs; infrastructure investment; and small- and medium-sized enterprises. He stressed that job creation is a long-standing challenge for the region. He believes the Arab World can play a bigger role at the global level to advance development partnerships and South-South cooperation and to fight climate change. 2018-04-05T21:22:31Z 2018-04-05T21:22:31Z 2009-01-19 Speech http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/146311522068447276/Remarks-at-the-Arab-economic-summit-by-Robert-B-Zoellick-President-The-World-Bank-Group http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29636 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Speech Middle East and North Africa Middle East North Africa Kuwait
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topic SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
SAFETY NETS
INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE
CLIMATE CHANGE
JOB CREATION
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
WATER SCARCITY
DESERTIFICATION
DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
MULTILATERAL FINANCE
TRADE FINANCE
PARTNERSHIPS
spellingShingle SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
SAFETY NETS
INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE
CLIMATE CHANGE
JOB CREATION
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
WATER SCARCITY
DESERTIFICATION
DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
MULTILATERAL FINANCE
TRADE FINANCE
PARTNERSHIPS
Zoellick, Robert B.
Remarks at the Arab Economic Summit on January 19, 2009 in Kuwait
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Middle East
North Africa
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description Robert B. Zoellick, President of the World Bank, discussed Kuwait’s vision of employing trade to link their economy to wider opportunities, deeper development, and greater growth. He urged the Arab leaders to support a Vulnerability Fund to assist developing countries that cannot afford bailouts and deficits. It should address three critical needs: safety net programs; infrastructure investment; and small- and medium-sized enterprises. He stressed that job creation is a long-standing challenge for the region. He believes the Arab World can play a bigger role at the global level to advance development partnerships and South-South cooperation and to fight climate change.
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author Zoellick, Robert B.
author_facet Zoellick, Robert B.
author_sort Zoellick, Robert B.
title Remarks at the Arab Economic Summit on January 19, 2009 in Kuwait
title_short Remarks at the Arab Economic Summit on January 19, 2009 in Kuwait
title_full Remarks at the Arab Economic Summit on January 19, 2009 in Kuwait
title_fullStr Remarks at the Arab Economic Summit on January 19, 2009 in Kuwait
title_full_unstemmed Remarks at the Arab Economic Summit on January 19, 2009 in Kuwait
title_sort remarks at the arab economic summit on january 19, 2009 in kuwait
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/146311522068447276/Remarks-at-the-Arab-economic-summit-by-Robert-B-Zoellick-President-The-World-Bank-Group
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