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Robert Zoellick Newsmaker interview

Live coverage of Reuters Newsmaker interview with World Bank president Robert Zoellick

Please join us at 2:15 p.m. EDT on April 6 for a live interview with World Bank president Robert Zoellick. What questions would you like him to answer?

by james.ledbetter 4/5/2011 2:34:24 PM
As a walkup to our Newsmaker interview, we'll be carrying a live broadcast of Robert Zoellick's speech "A New Social Contract for Development," at 12:30 pm EDT. You can see more details here: live.worldbank.org

by james.ledbetter 4/6/2011 3:11:32 PM
My questions are here: www.youtube.com

by felix salmon 4/6/2011 3:11:36 PM
Video should play soon.

by james.ledbetter 4/6/2011 4:33:42 PM
World Bank's Zoellick says Mideast countries must deliver "quick wins" through job creation to meet expectations

by trnewsmaker via twitter 4/6/2011 4:35:12 PM
Zoellick: Mideast reforms won't be successful without citizen participation to keep governments accountable

by trnewsmaker via twitter 4/6/2011 4:35:25 PM
Zoellick says inaction to meet huge expectations for jobs in Mideast "poses risks"

by trnewsmaker via twitter 4/6/2011 4:35:36 PM
Zoellick says World Bank must become more flexible to adjust to Mideast changes

by trnewsmaker via twitter 4/6/2011 4:35:57 PM
Zoellick says World Bank must become more directly involved in supporting citizen groups

by trnewsmaker via twitter 4/6/2011 4:36:06 PM
Having some technical difficulties with streaming the video.

by james.ledbetter 4/6/2011 4:38:05 PM
World Bank to push more citizen participation in development.
cot.ag

by WorldBank via twitter 4/6/2011 4:39:23 PM
World Bank to promote institutional reforms, explore ways to support civil society and greater accountability cot.ag

by WorldBank via twitter 4/6/2011 4:39:56 PM
Today's Zoellick speech: bit.ly

by felix salmon via twitter 4/6/2011 4:40:35 PM
In Arab world, modernization has been too partial, too dependent on a small number of reformers, to take firm root. - Zoellick

by WorldBank via twitter 4/6/2011 4:51:42 PM
Here's Lesley Wroughton's story on the Zoellick speech: www.reuters.com

by james.ledbetter 4/6/2011 4:52:33 PM
Sorry about the lack of video coverage of the Zoellick speech.

by james.ledbetter 4/6/2011 4:54:47 PM
Zoellick drawing a parallel between Tunisia and Romania in 1989.

by james.ledbetter 4/6/2011 4:57:34 PM
#photo @WorldBank President Zoellick speaking now at Peterson Institute for International Economics t.co

by WorldBankPhotos via twitter 4/6/2011 4:58:18 PM
Strengthening legitimate institutions and governance for citizen security, justice and jobs is crucial -Zoellick cot.ag

by WorldBank via twitter 4/6/2011 4:58:28 PM
Zoellick: No country can reach its potential if it ignores the abilities of half its people, women and girls. cot.ag

by WorldBank via twitter 4/6/2011 4:58:40 PM
Interesting to hear Zoellick refer to "our clients." Who exactly are the clients of the World Bank?

by james.ledbetter 4/6/2011 4:58:58 PM
Citizen participation, better governance key for economic development, World Bank to do more on both -Zoellick cot.ag

by WorldBank via twitter 4/6/2011 5:02:56 PM
Zoellick actually has a subhead, in his prepared remarks, saying "What is to be Done?": bit.ly #leninwouldbeproud

by felix salmon via twitter 4/6/2011 5:05:48 PM
Zoellick is clearly calling for the World Bank to get into political reform in the regions, caveats aside. Fascinating: bit.ly

by Integrilicious via twitter 4/6/2011 5:05:55 PM
Zoellick says its time for #WorldBank to invest in civil society orgs.

by LFFriedman via twitter 4/6/2011 5:05:56 PM
Social accountability as important to development as investments in infrastructure, firms, factories, or farms. -Zoellick

by WorldBank via twitter 4/6/2011 5:06:06 PM
Zoellick: We will not lend directly to finance budgets in countries that do not publish their budgets. bit.ly

by Integrilicious via twitter 4/6/2011 5:07:22 PM
prioritizing social sector is critical for emerging markets!

by gursimranrooprai 4/6/2011 5:11:24 PM
The meat of the speech -- where he talks about what the Bank's going to actually do -- is pretty thin stuff. It's basically this:

by felix salmon 4/6/2011 5:11:27 PM
I suggest it is now time for the World Bank to examine, with its Board and shareholders, whether the Bank needs new capabilities or facilities that could leverage support from countries, foundations, and others to strengthen the capacity of CSOs working on accountability and transparency in service delivery. We could give priority to countries in the Middle East and North Africa, and in Sub-Saharan Africa. We could back this work with seed capital, and with knowledge exchange and research aimed at improving the enabling environment for social accountability.

Too political?

by felix salmon 4/6/2011 5:11:31 PM
Great! Let's set up a committee! With the Board and shareholders! (ie, the entrenched elites in these countries.)

by felix salmon 4/6/2011 5:11:39 PM
#photo @WorldBank President Zoellick during Q&a session at Peterson Institute for International Economics t.co

by WorldBankPhotos via twitter 4/6/2011 5:19:22 PM
Ooh, a good question!

by felix salmon 4/6/2011 5:37:50 PM
Looks like this event is wrapping up. Please joins us at 2:15 pm EDT for a Newsmaker interview with Zoellick.

by james.ledbetter 4/6/2011 5:40:42 PM
MR. Zoellick, A few months back you mentioned GOLD will (should) be used as a reference standard against which US DOLLAR should be devalued, since US DEBT is now unmanageable. How soon do you think this will happen ?

by sue 4/6/2011 5:44:37 PM
Regarding Sue's question, Zoellick referred to the issue here: www.newsweek.com

by james.ledbetter 4/6/2011 5:46:59 PM
RT @WorldBankPhotos: #photo @WorldBank President Zoellick during Q&a session at Peterson Institute for International Economics t.co

by WorldBank via twitter 4/6/2011 5:48:22 PM
Zoellick’s failure of nerve dlvr.it

by FelixReuters via twitter 4/6/2011 5:57:59 PM
The world according to Robert Zoellick reut.rs #newsmkr

by trnewsmaker via twitter 4/6/2011 6:05:28 PM
The "too big to fail" bankers took all gains when the market was doing fine and distributed all losses onto taxpayers once housing collapsed. Can you tell why NO Banker is in Jail yet ??

by James 4/6/2011 6:11:53 PM
Should be getting underway soon.

by james.ledbetter 4/6/2011 6:14:49 PM
Reuters Global Editor at Large Chrystia Freeland and Washington correspondent Lesley Wgoughton will be asking Robert Zoellick about the speech he just delivered, the text of which is here: web.worldbank.org

by james.ledbetter 4/6/2011 6:17:33 PM
Why is US foreign Policy, IMF policy and World Bank Policy about "Meddling in every Country in the world and putting American Stooges as their heads" ? It is to maintain Dollar hegemony Right? What will happen if other Countries "meddle in all the affairs of USA, the IMF and World Bank" .

by John Smith 4/6/2011 6:17:35 PM
Hope to be underway soon.

by james.ledbetter 4/6/2011 6:23:35 PM
Here's the quote from the speech: The indignity suffered by a fruit seller in Tunisia recalls the harassment of an ethnic Hungarian priest in Romania in 1989. Protests back then spread into a bloody uprising that ended the 22-year rule of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, just as protests in Tunisia closed the era of President Ben Ali.

Yet while the spark may be similar, the path that a revolutionary conflagration takes is unpredictable.

We do not know yet whether 2011 is like 1989, 1979, 1968, 1848, or …."

by james.ledbetter 4/6/2011 6:27:47 PM

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