Outgoing World Bank president Robert Zoellick said Friday that emerging markets were well represented among the Bank's staff as he sought to deflect criticism of the US lock on the top job.
Women in the developing world have made strides in education, but still lag far behind men in opportunities, a gender gap that is hampering growth, the World Bank said in a report.
WASHINGTON — Food prices near record peaks and volatility in commodity markets are driving the lives of the world's poorest people to the edge of survival, the World Bank warned Monday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World Bank President Robert Zoellick on Tuesday unveiled $6 billion in funding to help Tunisia and Egypt address budget and reserve shortfalls this year and next, following popular uprisings that ended years of dictatorships but which have caused economic stress.
PARIS (AFP) – World Bank president Robert Zoellick warned leaders of the top global economies Saturday that the world is reaching a danger point where soaring food prices threaten further political instability.
