This site contains some of the statements made in the plenary sessions of the Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (Fund) and the World Bank Group (Bank), as submitted in electronic form to the Joint Secretariat. These statements are reproduced as submitted by the delegates concerned and have not been checked against delivery; they have not been edited, but in a few cases grammatical and/or typographic errors have been corrected.
The statements reflect only the views of the speakers and not those of the Fund and the Bank.
Paper copies of all speeches are issued as press releases and are normally made available at the Meetings' site upon delivery.
The English version of all speeches made at the plenary sessions will be issued in the Summary Proceedings of the institutions.
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| Press Release | Title | Country | Session |
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Opening Address by the Chairman, the Hon. LIM HNG KIANG, Governor of the Fund and the World Bank for SINGAPORE, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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| October 03, 2004
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| 2 |
Address by RODRIGO DE RATO Y FIGAREDO, Chairman of the Executive Board and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, to the Board of Governors of the Fund
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| October 03, 2004
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| 3 |
Address by JAMES D. WOLFENSOHN, President of the World Bank Group, to the Board of Governors of the World Bank Group, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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| October 03, 2004
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| 4 |
Report to the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund by the Chairman of the International Monetary and Financial Committee of the Board of Governors, the Hon. GORDON BROWN, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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| October 03, 2004
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| 5 |
Report of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank and the Fund by the Hon. TREVOR MANUEL, Chairman of the Joint Ministerial Committee of the Boards of Governors on the Transfer of Real Resources to Developing Countries(Development Committee),at the Joint Annual Discussion
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| October 03, 2004
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| 6 |
Statement by the Hon. JOHN W. SNOW, Governor of the Fund for the UNITED STATES, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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United States
| October 03, 2004
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| 7 |
Statement by the Hon. JUANITA D. AMATONG, Governor of the World Bank for the Philippines, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Philippines
| October 03, 2004
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| 8 |
Statement by the Hon. MILEN VELTCHEV, Governor of the World Bank for BULGARIA, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Bulgaria
| October 03, 2004
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| 9 |
Statement by the Hon. ANDREI V. KOBYAKOV, Governor of the World Bank for Republic of BELARUS, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Republic of Belarus
| October 03, 2004
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| 10 |
Statement by the Hon. BERTEL HAARDER, Governor of the World Bank for DENMARK on behalf of the Nordic Countries at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Denmark
| October 03, 2004
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| 11 |
Statement by H.E. Major General HLA TUN, Governor of the World Bank for Myanmar, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Myanmar
| October 03, 2004
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| 12 |
Statement by the Hon. ZURAB NOGAIDELI, Governor of the World Bank for GEORGIA, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Georgia
| October 03, 2004
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| 13 |
Statement by the Hon. VITAS VASILIAUSKAS, Governor of the World Bank for the REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA, on behalf of the Baltic Countries, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Republic of Lithuania
| October 03, 2004
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| 14 |
Statement by the Hon. ERKKI LIIKANEN, Governor of the Fund for FINLAND, on behalf of the Nordic-Baltic Constituency, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Finland
| October 03, 2004
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| 15 |
Statement by the Hon. LUIS MIGUEL MORAIS LEITAO, Governor of the World Bank for PORTUGAL, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Portugal
| October 03, 2004
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| 16 |
Statement by the Hon. M. SAIFUR RAHMAN, Governor of the World Bank and the Fund for BANGLADESH, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Bangladesh
| October 03, 2004
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| 17 |
Statement by the Hon. NIKOLA POPOVSKI, Governor of the World Bank for the FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
| October 03, 2004
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| 18 |
Statement by the Hon. ZELJKO ROHATINSKI, Governor of the Fund for the REPUBLIC OF CROATIA, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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the Republic of Croatia
| October 03, 2004
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| 19 |
Statement by the Hon. GEORGE ALOGOSKOUFIS, Governor of the World Bank for GREECE, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Greece
| October 03, 2004
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| 20 |
Statement by the Hon. LE DUC THUY, Governor of the Fund for VIETNAM, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Vietnam
| October 03, 2004
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| 21 |
Statement by the Hon. SARATH LEELANANDA BANDARA AMUNUGAMA, Governor of the Fund and the World Bank for SRI LANKA, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Sri Lanka
| October 03, 2004
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| 22 |
Statement by the Hon. VIRACHAI VIRAMETEEKUL, Governor of the World Bank for THAILAND, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Thailand
| October 03, 2004
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| 23 |
Statement by the Hon. ABDULLA HASSAN SAIF, Governor of the Fund and the World Bank for the KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN, on behalf of the Arab Governors, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Kingdom of Bahrain
| October 03, 2004
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| 24 |
Statement by the Hon. P. CHIDAMBARAM, Governor of the Fund and the World Bank for INDIA, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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India
| October 03, 2004
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| 25 |
Statement by the Hon. SADAKAZU TANIGAKI, Governor of the Fund and the World Bank for JAPAN, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Japan
| October 03, 2004
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| 26 |
Statement by the Hon. JEAN-BAPTISTE COMPAORE, Governor of the Fund for Burkina Faso, on behalf of the AFRICAN CAUCUS, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Burkina Faso
| October 03, 2004
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| 27 |
Statement by the Hon. ARSENIY YATSENYUK, Governor of the Fund for UKRAINE, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Ukraine
| October 03, 2004
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| 28 |
Statement by the Hon. TAN SRI NOR MOHAMED YAKCOP, Governor of the Fund and the World Bank for Malaysia, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Malaysia
| October 03, 2004
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| 29 |
Statement by the Hon. SAFDAR HOSSEINI, Governor of the World Bank for the ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Islamic Republic of Iran
| October 03, 2004
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| 30 |
Statement by the Hon. SALMAN SHAH, Governor of the World Bank for Pakistan, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Pakistan
| October 03, 2004
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| 31 |
Statement by the Hon. KEAT CHHON, Governor of the World Bank for CAMBODIA, and by the Hon. CHEA CHANTO, Governor of the Fund for CAMBODIA, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Cambodia
| October 03, 2004
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| 32 |
Statement by the Hon. ZHOU XIAOCHUAN, Governor of the Fund for the PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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People's Republic of China
| October 03, 2004
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| 33 |
Statement by the Hon. AGNES VAN ARDENNE, Alternate Governor of the World Bank for the NETHERLANDS, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Netherlands
| October 03, 2004
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| 34 |
Statement by the Hon. ASHRAF GHANI, Governor of the World Bank for the ISLAMIC STATE OF AFGHANISTAN, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Islamic State of Afghanistan
| October 03, 2004
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| 35 |
Statement by the Hon. LESZEK BALCEROWICZ, Governor of the World Bank for the REPUBLIC OF POLAND, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Republic of Poland
| October 03, 2004
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| 36 |
Statement by the Hon. DOMENICO SINISCALCO, Governor of the Fund for ITALY, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Italy
| October 03, 2004
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| 37 |
Statement by the Hon. RALPH GOODALE, Governor of the Fund and the World Bank for CANADA, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Canada
| October 03, 2004
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| 38 |
Statement by the Hon. ALI BABACAN, Governor of the Fund for TURKEY, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Turkey
| October 03, 2004
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| 39 |
Statement by the Hon. HANS EICHEL, Alternate Governor of the Fund for GERMANY, at the Joint Discussion
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Germany
| October 03, 2004
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| 40 |
Statement by the Hon. HUN-JAI LEE, Governor of the Fund and the World Bank for KOREA, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Korea
| October 03, 2004
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| 41 |
Statement by the Hon. CHRISTIAN NOYER, Alternate Governor of the Fund for FRANCE, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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France
| October 03, 2004
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| 42 |
Statement by the Hon. NICK L. ANDON, Governor of the Fund for the FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, on behalf of the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Republic of Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Federated States of Micronesia
| October 03, 2004
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Statement by the Hon. BHARAT MOHAN ADHIKARI, Governor of the World Bank for NEPAL, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Nepal
| October 03, 2004
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| 44 |
Statement by the Hon. OMAR LLOYD DAVIES, Governor of the Fund and the World Bank for JAMAICA, on behalf of the Joint Caribbean Group at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Jamaica
| October 03, 2004
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| 45 |
Statement by the Hon. BART PHILEMON, Governor of the World Bank for PAPUA NEW GUINEA, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Papua New Guinea
| October 03, 2004
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| 46 |
Statement by the Hon. SOMDY DOUANGDY, Governor of the World Bank for the LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Lao People's Democratic Republic
| October 03, 2004
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| 47 |
Statement by the Hon. BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, Governor of the Fund for ISRAEL, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Israel
| October 03, 2004
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| 48 |
Statement by the Hon. SIOSIUA T. T. 'UTOIKAMANU, Governor of the World Bank for TONGA, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Tonga
| October 03, 2004
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| 49 |
Statement by the Hon. OSAFO-MAAFO, Governor of the World Bank for GHANA, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Ghana
| October 03, 2004
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| 50 |
Statement by the Hon. SAVENACA NARUBE, Governor of the Fund for FIJI, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Fiji
| October 03, 2004
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| 51 |
Statement by the Hon. PEDRO SOLBES M., Governor of the Fund and the World Bank, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Spain
| October 03, 2004
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| 52 |
Statement by the Hon. BOEDIONO, Governor of the World Bank for INDONESIA, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Indonesia
| October 03, 2004
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| 53 |
Statement by the Hon. JOHN HURLEY, Alternate Governor of the Fund for IRELAND, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Ireland
| October 03, 2004
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| 54 |
Concluding Remarks by the Chairman, Hon. LIM HNG KIANG, Governor of the Fund and the World Bank for SINGAPORE, at the Closing Joint Session
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Singapore
| October 03, 2004
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| 55 |
Statement by the Hon. ANDRE-PHILIPPE FUTA, Alternate Governor of the Fund, for the DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
| October 03, 2004
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| 56 |
Statement by the Hon. MICHAEL CULLEN, Governor of the Fund for NEW ZEALAND, at the Annual Discussion
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New Zealand
| October 03, 2004
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| 57 |
Statement by the Hon. ALEKSEI KUDRIN, Governor of the Fund and the World Bank for the RUSSIAN FEDERATION, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Russian Federation
| October 03, 2004
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| 58 |
Concluding Remarks by RODRIGO DE RATO Y FIGAREDO, Chairman of the Executive Board and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, at the Closing Joint Session
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| October 03, 2004
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| 59 |
Statement by the Hon. HANS-RUDOLF MERZ, Alternate Governor of the Fund for SWITZERLAND, at the Joint Annual Dicussion
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Switzerland
| October 03, 2004
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Statement by the Hon. DIDIER REYNDERS, Governor of the World Bank for BELGIUM, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Belgium
| October 03, 2004
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