- Frost Over the World: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: Changing the World Bank“
- Fareed Zakaria: Global Public Square:Okonko-Iweala on the World Bank
Nothing from Dr. Kim so far.
Nothing from Dr. Kim so far.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will be on CNN’s GPS with Fareed Zakaria this Sunday at 10am and 1pm EST. Here’s an excerpt of what she had to say: Continue reading
Sources tell me that despite the fact that the board met today for what was planned to be a discussion on the merits of the two remaining candidates, Jim Yong Kim and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, no such discussion took place, with only the African directors speaking for Ngozi. Ocampo hit the bull’s eye when he said in his withdrawal statement “… as we approach the final phase of this process, it is clear that it is becoming no longer a competition on the merits of the candidates but a political exercise.”
So the Obama who told the American people 4 years ago “yes we can”, is now telling the rest of the world “no, you really cant”. He may talk the talk, but he sure does not walk the walk.
News flash just off the wires few minutes ago by Lesley Wroughton and Tiago Pariz at Reuters. Here is the full report.