J. Speeches by George Woods (1963-68)

11 items available

Permanent URI for this collection

George Woods served as the fourth President of the World Bank Group from 1963 to 1968.

Items in this collection

Now showing 1 - 4 of 4
Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Publication

Development--The Need for New Directions

1967-10-27, Woods, George D.

George D. Woods, President of the World Bank Group, spoke of his appreciation of the splendid support and encouragement the Bank receives from the Swedish community. Sweden’s exemplary support for the International Development Association (IDA) has an importance and a significance beyond the actual capital sums that it has made available. IDA aid helps developing peoples achieve a steady advance toward their goals of modern productivity, appropriate modern education, and self-reliant growth.

Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Publication

Address to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Geneva, March 25, 1964

1964-03-25, Woods, George D.

George D. Woods, the President of the World Bank, remarked that both investment and trade are basic to economic development, which is the essential preoccupation of the Bank. He suggested that, in approaching its agenda, the aim of this Conference must be nothing less than to make a real start in evolving international trade and development policies which are more adequate than those presently prevailing for stimulating economic growth throughout the developing world. One consideration is whether to seek greater price stability through commodity agreements, or to try to mitigate the effects of price fluctuations through some new form of compensatory financing, or to try some new approach altogether. He earnestly urged that governments re-examine the amount of their pledges to IDA in the light of the pressing investment requirements of the developing countries.

Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Publication

Annual Address to the Board of Governors, September 25, 1967

1967-09-25, Woods, George D.

George D. Woods, President of the World Bank Group, spoke about the following: the record of the World Bank Group's activities of the past fiscal year; finance for the International Development Association (IDA); education, teaching new skills, and cultivating new attitudes toward social and economic change; exports of the less developed countries; and the effectiveness of development finance.

Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Publication

Annual Address to the Board of Governors, September 27, 1965

1965-09-27, Woods, George D.

George D. Woods, President of the World Bank and its affiliates, spoke about raising living standards; the World Bank Group funds to financing development; efforts to encourage private international investment, and two special projects, namely, amendment of the Bank and International Finance Corporation (IFC) charters and convention on the settlement of investment disputes; and two initiatives of the Bank, namely, a study, organized jointly by the International Coffee Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the Bank, and proposal put forward by the United Kingdom and Swedish delegations at the 1964 United Nations conference on trade and development.