SOUTH AFRICA: World Bank nominee Robert Zoellick tours South Africa to rally support
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455747
SOUTH AFRICA: World Bank nominee Robert Zoellick tours South Africa to rally support
- Title: SOUTH AFRICA: World Bank nominee Robert Zoellick tours South Africa to rally support
- Date: 10th June 2007
- Summary: (W3) PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA, (JUNE 9, 2007) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF WORLD BANK PRESIDENT NOMINEE ROBERT ZOELLICK GREETING MEDIA AT PRESS CONFERENCE VARIOUS OF MEDIA LISTENING SOUNDBITE (English) WORLD BANK PRESIDENT NOMINEE ROBERT ZOELLICK SAYING: "Discussions, a lot about millennium development goals and the human resources, these are questions of health and disease, not only major diseases like HIV/AIDS and malaria but health infrastructure, education, but not only general education but skills creation in its connection to jobs, and of course, recognising the great diversity that exist between within countries." MEMBERS OF MEDIA LISTENING SOUNDBITE (English) WORLD BANK PRESIDENT NOMINEE ROBERT ZOELLICK SAYING : "In some way, I think there is a combination here of focus on infrastructure development to really create foundations for growth, social investment and attention to overcoming poverty but doing so in way that also creates broadbased sustainable economic growth and investment to the private sector." MEMBERS OF MEDIA LISTENING SOUNDBITE (English) WORLD BANK PRESIDENT NOMINEE ROBERT ZOELLICK SAYING : "I cannot emphasise enough that, what I have seen both in the public sector and in the private sector is that you have to be aware of global trends, you have to have a sense of what is going on in global capital and trade markets, you have to, sort of, think globally but act locally and in that sense, the real key is developing these partnerships, whether it be with Africa or with China." MEMBERS OF MEDIA LISTENING ZOELLICK LEAVING NEWS CONFERENCE ROOM
- Embargoed: 25th June 2007 13:00
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- Location: South Africa
- Country: South Africa
- Topics: International Relations,Economic News
- Reuters ID: LVAC7GOH0CC4CRGPKQKPGUUJJC7B
- Story Text: U.S. President George W. Bush's nominee to run the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, promised on Saturday (June 9) to help Africa as he continued his two-week tour to rally support for his nomination.
On his visit in South Africa, Zoellick stressed his long association with Africa and his willingness to listen to and learn from a continent that has previously had to accept prescriptions for growth and development from multilateral institutions such as the World Bank.
"Discussions, a lot about millennium development goals and the human resources, these are questions of health and disease, not only major diseases like HIV/AIDS and malaria but health infrastructure, education, but not only general education but skills creation in its connection to jobs, and of course, recognising the great diversity that exist between within countries," he told journalists at a news conference in Pretoria.
Zoellick, a former U.S. Trade Representative, said he considered Africa to be "homeground where I feel I have a lot of friends in the world."
If his nomination is approved, Zoellick will succeed Paul Wolfowitz, who resigned last month amid an ethics scandal involving a high pay promotion for his girlfriend.
Zoellick is the only candidate and his bid is unlikely to be contested despite a June 15 deadline for nominations and a push by some developing nations to open the post to non-Americans.
The head of the World Bank is traditionally an American picked by the White House while Europe picks the head of its sister institution, the International Monetary Fund.
Asked if he was seeking African support for his nomination during the tour, he said: "I haven't formally done that because most countries which I have talked with have been supportive."
During his stay in South Africa, Zoellick met with South Africa's Finance Minister Trevor Manuel and other business leaders.
Zoellick is expected to leave South Africa on Saturday and travel to Europe and Latin America. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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