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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 |
| 1 |
Opening Address by the Chairman, the Hon. Bharrat Jagdeo, Governor of the Fund and the World Bank of Guyana, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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September 19, 2006 |
| 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, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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September 19, 2006 |
| 3 |
Address by Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank Group, to the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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September 19, 2006 |
| 4 |
Statement by the Hon. Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore at the Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group
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September 19, 2006 |
| 6 |
Report to the Boards of Governors of the World Bank and the Fund by the Hon. Alberto Carrasquilla, Chairman of the Joint Ministerial Committee of the Board of Governors on the Transfer of Real Resources to Developing Countries (Development Committee) at the Joint Annual Discussion
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September 19, 2006 |
| 7 |
Statement by the Hon. Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Governor of the IMF for Italy, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Italy |
September 19, 2006 |
| 8 |
Statement by the Hon. Boris Vujcic, Governor of the Fund for The Republic of Croatia, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Croatia, Republic of |
September 19, 2006 |
| 9 |
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 19, 2006 |
| 10 |
Statement by the Hon. M. Saifur Rahman, Governor of the Fund and the World Bank for Bangladesh, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Bangladesh |
September 19, 2006 |
| 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 |
September 19, 2006 |
| 12 |
Statement by the Hon. Carlos Costa Pina, Alternate Governor of the World Bank Group for Portugal, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Portugal |
September 19, 2006 |
| 13 |
Statement by the Hon. George Alogoskoufis, Governor of the World Bank Group for Greece, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Greece |
September 19, 2006 |
| 14 |
Statement by the Hon. Peter Costello, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for Australia, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Australia |
September 19, 2006 |
| 15 |
Statement by the Hon. Bozo Jasovic, Alternate Governor of the IMF for Republic of Slovenia, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Slovenia, Republic of |
September 19, 2006 |
| 16 |
Statement by the Hon. Aleksei Kudrin, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for Russian Federation, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Russian Federation |
September 19, 2006 |
| 17 |
Statement by the Hon. Eero Heinaluoma, Governor of the World Bank Group for Finland, on behalf of the Bank Nordic Countries at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Finland |
September 19, 2006 |
| 18 |
Statement by the Hon. Rabbie Namaliu, Governor of the World Bank Group for Papua New Guinea, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Papua New Guinea |
September 19, 2006 |
| 19 |
Statement by the Hon. Le Duc Thuy, Governor of the IMF for Vietnam, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Vietnam |
September 19, 2006 |
| 20 |
Statement by the Hon. Irena Krumane, Alternate Governor of the IMF for Republic of Latvia, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Latvia, Republic of |
September 19, 2006 |
| 21 |
Statement by the Hon. Stefan Ingves Governor of the Fund for Sweden, on behalf of the Nordic Baltic Countries, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Sweden |
September 19, 2006 |
| 22 |
Statement by the Hon. Mourad Medelci, Governor of the World Bank Group for Algeria, on behalf of the Arab Governors at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Algeria |
September 19, 2006 |
| 23 |
Statement by the Hon. P. Chidambaram, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for India, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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India |
September 19, 2006 |
| 24 |
Concluding remarks by the Hon. Mourad Medelci, Governor of the World Bank Group for Algeria, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Algeria |
September 19, 2006 |
| 25 |
Statement by the Hon. James M. Flaherty, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for Canada, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Canada |
September 19, 2006 |
| 26 |
Statement by the Hon. Sarath Leelananda Bandara Amunugama, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for Sri Lanka, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Sri Lanka |
September 19, 2006 |
| 27 |
Statement by the Hon. Jean-Pierre Roth, Governor of the IMF for Switzerland, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Switzerland |
September 19, 2006 |
| 28 |
Statement by the Hon. Ms. Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Governor of the World Bank Group for Indonesia, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Indonesia |
September 19, 2006 |
| 29 |
Statement by the Hon. Ram Sharan Mahat, Governor of the World Bank Group for Nepal, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Nepal |
September 20, 2006 |
| 30 |
Statement by the Hon. Kazuyoshi Akaba, Temporary Alternate Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for Japan, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Japan |
September 19, 2006 |
| 31 |
Statement by the Hon. Christian Noyer, Alternate Governor of the IMF for France, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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France |
September 19, 2006 |
| 32 |
Statement by the Hon. John Hurley, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for Ireland, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Ireland |
September 19, 2006 |
| 33 |
Statement by the Hon. Nor Mohamed Yakcop, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for Malaysia, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Malaysia |
September 19, 2006 |
| 34 |
Statement by the Hon. Peer Steinbruck, Alternate Governor of the IMF for Germany, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Germany |
September 19, 2006 |
| 35 |
Statement by the Hon. Leszek Balcerowicz, Governor of the World Bank Group for Republic of Poland, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Poland, Republic of |
September 19, 2006 |
| 36 |
Statement by the Hon. Michael Sarris, Governor of the World Bank Group for Cyprus, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Cyprus |
September 19, 2006 |
| 37 |
Statement by the Hon. Pehin Dato Abdul Rahman Ibrahim, Alternate Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for Brunei Darussalam, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Brunei Darussalam |
September 19, 2006 |
| 38 |
Statement by the Hon. Salman Shah, Governor of the World Bank Group for Pakistan, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Pakistan |
September 19, 2006 |
| 39 |
Statement by the Hon. Ali Babacan, Governor of the IMF for Turkey, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Turkey |
September 19, 2006 |
| 40 |
Statement by the Hon. David Vegara Figueras, Alternate Governor of the World Bank Group for Spain, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Spain |
September 19, 2006 |
| 41 |
Statement by the Hon. Aun Porn Moniroth, Governor of the World Bank Group for Cambodia, and by the Hon. Chea Chanto, Governor of the Fund for Cambodia, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Cambodia |
September 19, 2006 |
| 42 |
Statement by the Hon. Michael C. Bonello, Governor of the IMF for Malta, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Malta |
September 19, 2006 |
| 43 |
Statement by the Hon. A.H.E.M Wellink, Governor of the IMF for Kingdom of the Netherlands - Netherlands, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands |
September 19, 2006 |
| 44 |
Statement by the Hon. Radovan Jelasic, Governor of the IMF for Republic of Serbia, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Serbia, Republic of |
September 19, 2006 |
| 45 |
Statement by the Hon. Guy Quaden, Governor of the IMF for Belgium, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Belgium |
September 19, 2006 |
| 46 |
Statement by the Hon. Conrad Enrill, Governor of the World Bank Group for Trinidad and Tobago, on behalf of the Joint Caribbean Group at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Trinidad and Tobago |
September 19, 2006 |
| 47 |
Statement by the Hon. Okyu Kwon, Governor of the IMF for Korea, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Korea, Republic of |
September 19, 2006 |
| 48 |
Statement by the Hon. Thanong Bidaya, Governor of the World Bank Group for Thailand, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Thailand |
September 20, 2006 |
| 49 |
Statement by the Hon. Chansy Phosikham, Governor of the World Bank Group for the Lao People's Democratic Republic, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Lao People's Democratic Republic |
September 19, 2006 |
| 50 |
Statement by the Hon. Zhou Xiaochuan, Governor of the IMF for the People's Republic of China, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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China, People's Republic of |
September 19, 2006 |
| 51 |
Statement by the Hon. Volodymyr Makukha, Alternate Governor of the World Bank Group for Ukraine, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Ukraine |
September 19, 2006 |
| 52 |
Statement by the Hon. Davood Danesh Ja'fari, Governor of the World Bank Group for Iran, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Iran, Islamic Republic of |
September 20, 2006 |
| 53 |
Concluding Remarks by the Chairman, Hon. Bharrat Jagdeo, Governor of the Fund and the World Bank, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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September 19, 2006 |
| 54 |
Statement by the Hon. Gordon Darcy Lilo, Governor of the World Bank Group for Solomon Islands, on behalf of the Pacific Constituency at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Solomon Islands |
September 20, 2006 |
| 55 |
Statement by the Hon. Margarito B. Teves, Governor of the World Bank Group for Philippines, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Philippines |
September 19, 2006 |
| 56 |
Statement by the Hon. Abraham Hirchson, Governor of the IMF for Israel, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Israel |
September 20, 2006 |
| 57 |
Statement by the Hon. Savenaca Narube, Governor of the IMF for Fiji, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Fiji |
September 19, 2006 |
| 58 |
Statement by the Hon. Siosiua T.T. 'Utoikamanu, Governor of the World Bank Group for Tonga, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Tonga |
September 19, 2006 |
| 59 |
Statement by the Hon. Clay Lowery, Temporary Alternate Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for United States, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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United States |
September 19, 2006 |
| 60 |
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 20, 2006 |
| 61 |
Statement by the Hon. Michael Cullen, Governor of the World Bank Group for New Zealand, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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New Zealand |
September 19, 2006 |
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