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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 Releases
Press Release TitleCountrySession
1 Opening Remarks by the Chairman of the Board, the Hon. Karim Djoudi, Governor of the World Bank and the Fund for Algeria, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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  October 22, 2007
2 Address by Robert B. Zoellick, 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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  October 22, 2007
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, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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  October 22, 2007
4 Report to the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund by the Chairman of the International Monetary and Financial Committee of the Board of Governors, the Hon. Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa
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  October 22, 2007
5 Report to the Boards of Governors of the World Bank and the Fund by the Hon. Agustin Carstens, 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
  October 22, 2007
6 Statement by the Hon. Henry M. Paulson, Jr., Governor of the World Bank and the Fund for the United States, at the Joint Annual Discussion
  October 22, 2007
7 Statement by the Hon. Otohiko Endo, Temporary Alternate Governor of the World Bank Group and the IMF for Japan, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Japan October 22, 2007
8 Statement by the Hon. Ivan Suker, Governor of the World Bank Group for the Republic of Croatia, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Croatia, Republic of October 22, 2007
9 Statement by the Hon. Somdy Douangdy, Governor of the World Bank Group for Lao People's Democratic Republic, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Lao People's Democratic Republic October 20, 2007
10 Statement by the Hon. A.B. Mirza Md. Azizul Islam, Governor of the World Bank Group and the IMF for Bangladesh, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Bangladesh October 22, 2007
11 Statement by the Hon. Nils Bernstein, Governor of the IMF for Denmark, on behalf of the Nordic Baltic Constituency, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Denmark October 22, 2007
12 Statement by the Hon. Arkadiusz Huzarek, Alternate Governor of the IMF for the Republic of Poland, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Poland, Republic of October 22, 2007
13 Statement by the Hon. Hla Tun, Governor of the World Bank Group for Myanmar, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Myanmar October 22, 2007
14 Statement by the Hon. Salman Shah, Governor of the World Bank Group for Pakistan, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Pakistan October 22, 2007
15 Statement by the Hon. Michael Cullen, Governor of the World Bank and the Fund for New Zealand
New Zealand October 22, 2007
16 Statement by the Hon. Anwar ul-Haq Ahady, Governor of the World Bank Group for Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of October 22, 2007
17 Statement by the Hon. Rimantas Sadzius, Governor of the World Bank Group for the Republic of Lithuania, on behalf of the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, and the Republic of Lithuania, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Lithuania, Republic of October 22, 2007
18 Statement by the Hon. Anders Borg, Governor of the World Bank Group for Sweden, on behalf of the Bank Nordic Countries, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Sweden October 22, 2007
19 Statement by the Hon. George Alogoskoufis, Governor of the World Bank Group for Greece, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Greece October 22, 2007
20 Statement by the Hon. James Michael Flaherty, Governor of the World Bank Group and the IMF for Canada, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Canada October 22, 2007
21 Statement by the Hon. Aleksei L. Kudrin, Governor of the World Bank Group and the IMF for the Russian Federation, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Russian Federation October 22, 2007
22 Statement by the Hon. Fernando Teixeira dos Santos, Governor of the World Bank Group for Portugal, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Portugal October 22, 2007
23 Statement by the Hon. Chalongphob Sussangkarn, Governor of the World Bank Group for Thailand, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Thailand October 22, 2007
24 Statement by the Hon. Ousmane Kane, Governor of the IMF for Islamic Republic of Mauritania, on behalf of the African Caucus, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Mauritania, Islamic Republic of October 22, 2007
25 Statement by the Hon. Nguyen Van Giau, Governor of the IMF for Vietnam, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Vietnam October 22, 2007
26 Statement by the Hon. David Vegara Figueras, Alternate Governor of the World Bank Group for Spain, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Spain October 22, 2007
27 Statement by the Hon. Okyu Kwon, Governor of the IMF for Republic of Korea, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Korea, Republic of October 22, 2007
28 Statement by the Hon. Guy Quaden , Governor of the IMF for Belgium, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Belgium October 22, 2007
29 Statement by the Hon. Ram Sharan Mahat, Governor of the World Bank Group for Nepal, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Nepal October 22, 2007
30 Statement by the Hon. Ibrahim A. Al-Assaf, Governor of the World Bank and the IMF for Saudi Arabia, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Saudi Arabia October 22, 2007
31 Statement by the Hon. Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Governor of the World Bank Group for Indonesia, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Indonesia October 22, 2007
32 Statement by the Hon. Errol Cort, Governor of the IMF for Antigua and Barbuda, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Antigua and Barbuda October 22, 2007
33 Statement by the Hon. Sarath Leelananda Bandara Amunugama, Governor of the World Bank and the IMF for Sri Lanka, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Sri Lanka October 22, 2007
34 Statement by the Hon. Li Yong, Alternate Governor of the World Bank Group for People's Republic of China, at the Joint Annual Discussion
China, People's Republic of October 22, 2007
35 Statement by the Hon. Nor Mohamed Yakcop, Governor of the World Bank Group and the IMF for Malaysia, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Malaysia October 22, 2007
36 Statement by the Hon. Christian Noyer, Alternate Governor of the IMF for France, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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France October 22, 2007
37 Statement by the Hon. P. Chidambaram, Governor of the World Bank Group and the IMF for India, at the Joint Annual Discussion
India October 22, 2007
38 Statement by the Hon. John Hurley, Alternate Governor of the IMF for Ireland, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Ireland October 22, 2007
39 Statement by the Hon. Stanley Fischer, Governor of the World Bank Group for Israel, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Israel October 22, 2007
40 Statement by the Hon. Axel A. Weber, Governor of the IMF for Germany, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Germany October 22, 2007
41 Statement by the Hon. Michael Sarris, Governor of the World Bank Group for Cyprus, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Cyprus October 22, 2007
42 Statement by the Hon. Barham Ahmed Salih, Governor of the IMF for Iraq, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Iraq October 22, 2007
43 Statement by the Hon. Mehmet Simsek, Governor of the IMF for Turkey, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Turkey October 22, 2007
44 Statement by the Hon. Mahendra Pal Chaudhry, Governor of the World Bank Group for Fiji, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Fiji October 22, 2007
45 Statement by the Hon. Odo Tevi, Governor of the IMF for Vanuatu, on behalf of the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Vanuatu October 22, 2007
46 Statement by the Hon. Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Governor of the IMF for Italy, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Italy October 22, 2007
47 Joint Statement by the Hon. Aun Porn Moniroth, Governor of the World Bank Group and the Hon. Chea Chanto, Governor of the IMF for Cambodia, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Cambodia October 22, 2007
48 Statement by the Hon. Daniel Dorsainvil, Governor of the World Bank Group for Haiti, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Haiti October 22, 2007
49 Statement by the Hon. Jean-Pierre Roth, Governor of the IMF for Switzerland, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Switzerland October 22, 2007
50 Statement by the Hon. Siosiua T.T. 'Utoikamanu, Governor of the World Bank Group for Tonga, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Tonga October 22, 2007
51 Statement by the Hon. Wouter Bos, Governor of the World Bank Group for the Netherlands, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands October 22, 2007
52 Statement by the Hon. Davoud Danesh Ja'fari, Governor of the World Bank Group for Islamic Republic of Iran, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Iran, Islamic Republic of October 22, 2007
54 Concluding Remarks by the Hon. Zoran Stavreski, Alternate Governor of the World Bank Group for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, at the Closing Joint Session
Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic of October 22, 2007
55 Statement by the Hon. Guillermo Zuniga Chaves, Governor of the World Bank Group for Costa Rica, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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Costa Rica October 22, 2007
56 Concluding Remarks by the Hon. Karim Djoudi, Governor of the World Bank Group and the IMF for Algeria, at the Closing Joint Session
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Algeria October 22, 2007
57 Statement by the Hon. Margarito B. Teves , Governor of the World Bank Group for Philippines, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Philippines October 22, 2007
58 Statement by the Hon. Michael C. Bonello , Governor of the IMF for Malta, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Malta October 22, 2007
59 Statement by the Hon. Leonard Wilson Kamit , Governor of the World Bank and the IMF for Papua New Guinea, at the Joint Annual Discussion
Papua New Guinea October 22, 2007
60 Concluding Remarks by Robert B. Zoellick, President of the World Bank Group, at the Closing Joint Session
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  October 22, 2007