Bank Quote by Sanjaya Baru

We may end up with a world based more on equity than debt, or more on market debt instruments than bank intermediation; but how…

— Alan M. Taylor

“the regional governments can't raise taxes. The source of revenue would simply leave for another region. In fact, the effect of decentralization without guaranteed…

— John Ralston Saul

In order to address world economic imbalances, countries around the world should make joint efforts to adjust their economic structure.

— Hu Jintao

While the World Bank is an inter-governmental institution, drawing its funds from member governments and run by a board of directors nominated by member…

— Sanjaya Baru

I think one of the main challenges that the World Bank faces is creating an organizational structure that doesn't get in the way of…

— Jim Yong Kim

“one country only depend on their financial structure.”

— Biil Fawcett

The lack of monetary discipline has become a hallmark of unfettered globalization. Central banks have failed to provide a stable underpinning to world financial…

— Stephen S. Roach

Alleviating poverty would be the Bank's overarching objective.

— Lewis Thompson Preston

Having a proper understanding of countries' external positions - current accounts, stock positions, and currencies - is critical to highlight policymakers' shared responsibility to…

— Gita Gopinath

Divide the world into regional groups as a transitional stage to world government. Populations will more readily abandon their national loyalty to a vague…

— Joseph Stalin

Large financial institutions in this country will always play a role that is essential to our economic growth. But they must only be permitted…

— Henry Paulson

You cannot form a community of countries of different strength without a certain amount of equilibrium. That is reflected in, for example, the EU…

— Wolfgang Schauble