India to push for ‘ own’ World Bank boss

INDIA could field a candidate for the post of World Bank president with a formidable push from the emerging global power centre, BRICS. The term of American Robert Zoellick, the current and eleventh president of the World Bank, will end in June. India could push for a candidate from the developing world, preferably Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala, and get it endorsed during the March 28- 29 summit of the BRICS nations — comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

Speculations were rife and some initial discussions were held within the government.India and China will hold a preparatory meeting for the BRICS summit on Thursday where the organisation’s stand on the global economic crisis, the Eurozone trouble and IMF reforms were expected to figure.China’s foreign minister Yang Jiechi arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday for the discussions.

Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala, sources said, was qualified for the World Bank top job as she was its managing director between 2007 and 2011.
Earlier, a global alliance of 57 organisations floated the name of rural development minister Jairam Ramesh to succeed Zoellick.

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Turkey’s former finance minister Kemal Dervis are among the nine on the list along with Ramesh.
However, US President Barack Obama was likely to name Zoellick’s successor, continuing with the tradition of an American heading the World Bank and a European getting the top job at the International Monetary Fund ( IMF).

France’s Christine Lagarde faced a contest to succeed Dominique Strauss- Kahn at the IMF in 2011. Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia was in the fray, but his age did not allow him the opportunity.


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If India's also imposed pernicious economic policies on her own then she would be equally castigated.

May be it would be better for Nigeria's to go back those she works for, because it is certainly not looking like the Nigerian people!

I can't wait for our overly priced,has -never-done- anything specific minister to go back to wherever she came from.
The subsidy issue totally exposed her as one empty professional. Obj realised this and shipped her from finance to one inconsequential ministry.

She's not worthy of any celebration,not a single reason to anyways.

while the world celebrate aunt NOI, Nigerians hate her just bcus she is from the other tribe.

so why are we one? if she is bad like adamu amos,do we think world bank will call her back to her post after resigning from obj's gov.

if we hate each other this much, why do we fight the war?

all this nonsense makes one to discover that the war wasn't about unity but its about biafra oil. we the biafra majority and minority can see better now.

Auntie Ngozi is not going anywhere anytime soon.

Jesus said a Prophet does not recognize in his home.

As for you lazy parasite who picked unjust hatred on this hard working Biafran daughter has failed woefully.She don't worry about you haters.Intentional body recognized her so who are you parasites and who knows that you exist? bunch of hypocrisy.lunatics oil hand outs continue crying until kingdom come.

I BELIEVE IT WAS EXACTLY FOR THIS REASON THAT SHE WAS RELEASED TO SERVE NIGERIA, WITH CONTINUED SALARY, SO THAT SHE WON'T BE WORLD BANK PRESIDENT