Paul Wolfowitz Developing Quotations

I am asking the committee to look for candidates who share our commitment to the Bank Group's mission of poverty reduction, who have extensive experience in developing countries and preferably come from developing countries; and who are dedicated to assuring that the Bank Group is a model of integrity and accountability,

Trade barriers to the developing countries, particularly in the area of agriculture, are really shocking,

Some of the poorest developing countries lack the resources, for example, to pay farmers adequately to get rid of sick chickens.

A trade agreement in Hong Kong would provide the spur for investment and economic growth that promises a lasting exit from poverty for millions, even billions, of people in developing countries.

The current trading system is one of the biggest obstacles to fighting poverty and improving living standards in developing countries. Trade barriers need to be dismantled.

I think it is important, this issue of voice, which is shorthand for how, to have particularly developing countries have more of a say in the operations of institutions like this one. It is a very important question,