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We have three billion people, half the world's population today, living on less than two dollars a day.

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So the first thing you need to do about conflict is to prevent it, and the best way of preventing it is by dealing with the question of poverty.

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The poor people of the world tend to be the places that al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups can recruit.

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You can't wish away poverty overnight.

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The only way really to influence countries, in terms of poverty, is to get them to change their policies and get them to understand what the issues are.

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You don't succeed on corruption in five minutes. I wish one could.

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China never borrowed less than $3 billion a year during my tenure. They were the most significant client. They used the Bank not just for money but for the know-how.

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The Bank had never used the word 'corruption' at all until I got there, and the reason for that was, as the general counsel pointed out to me, that quite a number of our shareholders represented were not immune from corruption in their governments.

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My observation on most people in national governments is that they have very little interest in and very little knowledge of the multinational institutions.

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I believe and still believe that the Chinese government puts great weight on the experience of the Bank in terms of development.

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Biography

Nationality: Australian

Type: Businessman

Born: December 1st, 1933

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