This site contains some of the statements made in the plenary sessions of the Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group (Bank) and the International Monetary Fund (Fund) , 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 Bank and the Fund.
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. |
| Press Release | Title | Country | Session
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| 1 |
Opening Address by the Chairman, the Hon. Andre-Philippe Futa, Governor of the World Bank and the Fund for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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September 24, 2005 |
| 2 |
Address by Paul Wolfowitz, 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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September 24, 2005 |
| 3 |
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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September 24, 2005 |
| 4 |
Report to the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund by the Chairman of the International Monetary Financial Committee of the Board of Governors, the Hon. GORDON BROWN, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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September 25, 2005 |
| 5 |
Report to the Boards of Governors of the Fund and the Bank 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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September 25, 2005 |
| 6 |
Statement by the Hon. Jean-Pierre Roth, Governor of the Fund for Switzerland, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Switzerland |
September 24, 2005 |
| 7 |
Statement by the Hon. Andrei V. Kobyakov, Governor of the World Bank for the Republic of Belarus, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Belarus, Republic of |
September 24, 2005 |
| 8 |
Statement by the Hon. Peter Costello, Governor of the World Bank and the Fund for Australia, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Australia |
September 24, 2005 |
| 9 |
Statement by the Hon. Hla Tun, Governor of the World Bank and the Fund for Myanmar, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Myanmar |
September 24, 2005 |
| 10 |
Statement by the Hon. Salman Shah, Governor of the World Bank for Pakistan, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Pakistan |
September 24, 2005 |
| 11 |
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 |
September 25, 2005 |
| 12 |
Statement by the Hon. P. Chidambaram, Governor of the World Bank and the Fund for India, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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India |
September 24, 2005 |
| 13 |
Statement by the Hon. Jin Renqing, Governor of the World Bank for People's Republic of China, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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China, People's Republic of |
September 24, 2005 |
| 14 |
Statement by the Hon. Hilde Frafjord Johnson, Governor of the World Bank, on behalf of the Bank Nordic Countries at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Norway |
September 24, 2005 |
| 15 |
Statement by the Hon. Manuel Chang, Governor of the Fund for Mozambique, on behalf of the Africa Group at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Mozambique, Republic of |
September 24, 2005 |
| 16 |
Statement by the Hon. Sadakazu Tanigaki, Governor of the World Bank and Fund for Japan, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Japan |
September 24, 2005 |
| 17 |
Statement by the Hon. Le Duc Thuy, Governor of the Fund for Vietnam, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Vietnam |
September 24, 2005 |
| 18 |
Statement by the Hon. Svein Gjedrem, Alternate Governor of the Fund for Norway, on behalf of the Nordic-Baltic Constituency, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Norway |
September 25, 2005 |
| 19 |
Statement by the Hon. Ivan Suker, Governor of the World Bank for Republic of Croatia, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Croatia, Republic of |
September 24, 2005 |
| 20 |
Statement by the Hon. Michael Sarris, Governor of the World Bank for Cyprus, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Cyprus |
September 24, 2005 |
| 21 |
Statement by the Hon. Taoufik Baccar, Governor of the Fund for Tunisia, on behalf of the Arab Governors, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Tunisia |
September 24, 2005 |
| 22 |
Statement by the Hon. Thanong Bidaya, Governor of the World Bank for Thailand, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Thailand |
September 24, 2005 |
| 23 |
Statement by the Hon. George Alogoskoufis, Governor of the World Bank for Greece, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Greece |
September 25, 2005 |
| 24 |
Statement by the Hon. John W. Snow, Governor for the Bank and the Fund for the United States, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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United States |
September 24, 2005 |
| 25 |
Statement by the Hon. Thierry Breton, Governor of the World Bank and the Fund for France, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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France |
September 24, 2005 |
| 26 |
Statement by the Hon. Jusuf Anwar, Governor for the Bank for Indonesia, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Indonesia |
September 24, 2005 |
| 27 |
Statement by the Hon. Fernando Teixeira Dos Santos, Governor for the Bank for Portugal, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Portugal |
September 24, 2005 |
| 28 |
Statement by the Hon. Duck-Soo Han, Governor of the Fund for the Republic of Korea, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Korea, Republic of |
September 24, 2005 |
| 29 |
Statement by the Hon. Axel A. Weber, Governor of the Fund for Germany, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Germany |
September 24, 2005 |
| 30 |
Statement by the Hon. Ralph Goodale, Governor of the World Bank and the Fund for Canada, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Canada |
September 24, 2005 |
| 31 |
Statement by the Hon. Tonio Fenech, Governor of the World Bank for Malta, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Malta |
September 24, 2005 |
| 32 |
Statement by the Hon. Sarath Leelananda Bandara Amunugama, Governor of the World Bank and the Fund for Sri Lanka, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Sri Lanka |
September 25, 2005 |
| 33 |
Statement by the Hon. Angela Hauk-Willis, Governor of the World Bank for New Zealand, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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New Zealand |
September 24, 2005 |
| 34 |
Statement by the Hon. Aivar Soerd, Governor of the World Bank for the Republic of Estonia, on behalf of the Baltic Countries, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Estonia, Republic of |
September 25, 2005 |
| 35 |
Statement by the Hon. Brian Cowen, Governor of the World Bank and the Fund for Ireland, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Ireland |
September 25, 2005 |
| 36 |
Statement by the Hon. Siosiua T.T. 'Utoikamanu, Governor of the World Bank and the Fund for Tonga, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Tonga |
September 24, 2005 |
| 37 |
Statement by the Hon. Anwar Ul-Haq Ahady, Governor of the World Bank for the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Afghanistan, Islamic State of |
September 25, 2005 |
| 38 |
Statement by the Hon. Stanley Fischer, Governor of the World Bank for Israel, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Israel |
September 25, 2005 |
| 39 |
Statement by the Hon. Savenaca Narube, Governor of the Fund for Fiji, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Fiji |
September 25, 2005 |
| 40 |
Statement by the Hon. Madhukar S.J.B. Rana, Governor of the World Bank for Nepal, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Nepal |
September 25, 2005 |
| 41 |
Statement by the Hon. Chansy Phosikham, Governor of the World Bank for Lao People's Democratic Republic, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Lao People's Democratic Republic |
September 25, 2005 |
| 42 |
Statement by the Hon. Jefferson Barton, Governor of the World Bank for the Republic of the Marshall Islands, on behalf of Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Marshall Islands, Republic of the |
September 25, 2005 |
| 43 |
Statement by the Hon. Jean-Pierre Arnoldi, Temporary Alternate Governor of the World Bank for Belgium, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Belgium |
September 25, 2005 |
| 44 |
Statement by the Hon. Danesh Ja'fari, Governor of the World Bank for the Islamic Republic of Iran, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Iran, Islamic Republic of |
September 25, 2005 |
| 45 |
Statement by the Hon. Zeti Akhtar Aziz, Governor of the World Bank and the Fund for Malaysia, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Malaysia |
September 25, 2005 |
| 46 |
Statement by the Hon. Margarito B. Teves, Governor of the World Bank for the Philippines, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Philippines |
September 25, 2005 |
| 47 |
Statement by the Hon. Andrej Bajuk, Governor of the World Bank for Slovenia, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Slovenia, Republic of |
September 25, 2005 |
| 48 |
Statement by the Hon. Gordon Brown, Governor of the Fund for the United Kingdom, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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United Kingdom |
September 25, 2005 |
| 49 |
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 |
September 25, 2005 |
| 50 |
Statement by the Hon. David Vegara Figueras, Alternate Governor of the World Bank for Spain, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Spain |
September 25, 2005 |
| 51 |
Concluding Remarks by the Chairman, the Hon. Andre-Philippe Futa, Governor of the World Bank and the Fund for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
September 25, 2005 |
| 52 |
Statement by the Hon. Denzil Douglas, Governor of the World Bank for St. Kitts and Nevis, on behalf of the Joint Caribbean Group, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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St. Kitts and Nevis |
September 25, 2005 |
| 53 |
Statement by the Hon. Gerrit Zalm, Governor of the World Bank for the Kingdom of the Netherlands-Netherlands, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands |
September 25, 2005 |
| 54 |
Statement by the Hon. Miroslaw Gronicki, Governor of the Fund for Poland, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Poland, Republic of |
September 25, 2005 |
| 55 |
Statement by the Hon. Ali Babacan, Governor of the Fund for Turkey, at the Join Annual Discussion
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Turkey |
September 25, 2005 |
| 56 |
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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September 25, 2005 |
| 57 |
Statement by the Hon. Aleksei Kudrin, Governor of the World Bank and the Fund for the Russian Federation, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Russian Federation |
September 25, 2005 |
| 59 |
Address by the Hon. Saisnarine Kowlessar, Alternate Governor of the World Bank for Guyana, at the Closing Joint Session
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Guyana |
September 25, 2005 |
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