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Remarks at the Opening Press Conference at World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, Washington, D.C., April 14, 2011

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dc.contributor.authorZoellick, Robert B.
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dc.date.available2016-05-25T20:41:32Z
dc.date.issued2011-04-14
dc.description.abstractRobert B. Zoellick, World Bank Group President, addresses the biggest threat to the poor around the world: high and volatile food prices. The Bank released an updated Food Price Watch that underscores the need for the G20 to put food first. The key driver behind the upward spiral in the food price index has been sharp rises in the prices of wheat, maize, sugar, and oils. He discusses the global food price hikes which have pushed about 44 million people into extreme poverty. He focusses on global action to help small holder farmers, with seeds and fertilizer, better weather forecasting, better means to get produce to markets, also food and effective safety nets for the most vulnerable people. He concludes that we need global action to ensure we do a better job of feeding the hungry before we face the future challenges of feeding the expected nine billion people in the world in 2050. Zoellick fields questions on causes of the price hikes, measures needed in emerging market countries, a special Trust Fund Facility, Egypt and Tunisia, the longevity of the crisis, and civil problems in Libya.en
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dc.identifier.doi10.1596/24357
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/24357
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
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dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectBORROWER
dc.subjectRED TAPE
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectPEOPLE
dc.subjectFINANCING
dc.subjectMILLS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectINDUSTRY
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectSERVICES
dc.subjectWORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS
dc.subjectPRICE
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectDANGERS
dc.subjectREGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subjectCODE OF CONDUCT
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICIES
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectCURRENCY
dc.subjectINFORMAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectFOOD PRICE
dc.subjectPRICE VOLATILITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMARKETS
dc.subjectPRIVATE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectMIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectGRAINS
dc.subjectCOCOA
dc.subjectCOMMODITY PRICE
dc.subjectFINANCE
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectPRICE INFLATION
dc.subjectBANKS
dc.subjectISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMERGING MARKETS
dc.subjectGRANT
dc.subjectINVESTORS
dc.subjectSOVEREIGN DEBT
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectFOOD PRICE INFLATION
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectVOLATILITY
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectFUTURE
dc.subjectVALUE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT BANKS
dc.subjectBANK
dc.subjectFOOD STOCKS
dc.subjectCREDIT
dc.subjectDEMAND
dc.subjectFRUIT
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectPROPERTY
dc.subjectTRANSPARENT SYSTEM
dc.subjectREFUGEE
dc.subjectPOLITICAL UPHEAVAL
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectMARKET
dc.subjectFOOD
dc.subjectEMPLOYERS
dc.subjectPORK
dc.subjectMONETARY POLICIES
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE
dc.subjectSHAREHOLDERS
dc.subjectLAND
dc.subjectSECURITY
dc.subjectSTOCKS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC CRISIS
dc.subjectMEAT
dc.subjectSUPPLY
dc.subjectPURCHASING
dc.subjectWHEAT
dc.subjectRICE
dc.subjectAUDIT
dc.subjectCOMMODITIES
dc.subjectSUPPLIERS
dc.subjectOUTREACH
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectPRICE CONTROLS
dc.subjectPRICE INDEX
dc.subjectGOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectCOMMODITY
dc.subjectPRICES
dc.subjectSMALL BUSINESSES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT BANK
dc.subjectSTORAGE
dc.titleRemarks at the Opening Press Conference at World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, Washington, D.C., April 14, 2011en
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okr.crossref.titleRemarks at the Opening Press Conference at World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, Washington, D.C., April 14, 2011
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okr.topicAgriculture::Food Security
okr.topicAgriculture::Food Markets
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Safety Nets and Transfers
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Inflation
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