World Bank board approves Zoellick
From Times Wire Reports
Robert Zoellick, a seasoned player in international financial and diplomatic circles, won the unanimous approval of the World Bank’s board to become the poverty-fighting institution’s next president. He is to start Sunday, succeeding former deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, who was brought down by a scandal over his role in arranging a hefty pay raise for his girlfriend, a bank employee.
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