World Bank will continue to work with Chavez in ongoing fight against poverty
Venezuela’s delegate to the World Bank, Jose Ricardo Conde, reassured reporters last Wednesday that the international institution will continue to work with the government of Hugo Chavez in the country’s ongoing fight against poverty.
“The World Bank wants to have a presence in Venezuela,” promised Conde, “it wants to work with Venezuela in the areas of social and economic development.”
* Conde listed as the Bank’s top priority a program to provide sanitized and potable water to rural communities throughout Venezuela.
An ongoing relationship between the Venezuelan government and the World Bank is still possible, Conde told the Daily Journal, because both are committed to the same goals.
“It is not an incompatible relationship at all,” said Conde, “the Bank cares about fighting poverty, and so does the government of Hugo Chavez. The Bank is going to help Venezuela with the social projects that the government deems as appropriate to involve international assistance.”
Conde’s comments made sure to compliment progress made by the government in its attempts to help the most needy, saying that social programs, “such as Barrio Adentro and Mission Robles have had a positive impact.”
President Hugo Chavez has often been blunt in his criticisms of international lending institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), saying that their oft-prescribed neo-liberal policies violate the sovereignty of developing nations.
Venezuela’s relationship with the World Bank has been almost non-existent lately, as Chavez has been able to use state revenue from record-high oil prices in order to bolster the economy and expand social services.
“The World Bank wants to have a presence in Venezuela,” promised Conde, “it wants to work with Venezuela in the areas of social and economic development.”
* Conde listed as the Bank’s top priority a program to provide sanitized and potable water to rural communities throughout Venezuela.
An ongoing relationship between the Venezuelan government and the World Bank is still possible, Conde told the Daily Journal, because both are committed to the same goals.
“It is not an incompatible relationship at all,” said Conde, “the Bank cares about fighting poverty, and so does the government of Hugo Chavez. The Bank is going to help Venezuela with the social projects that the government deems as appropriate to involve international assistance.”
Conde’s comments made sure to compliment progress made by the government in its attempts to help the most needy, saying that social programs, “such as Barrio Adentro and Mission Robles have had a positive impact.”
President Hugo Chavez has often been blunt in his criticisms of international lending institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), saying that their oft-prescribed neo-liberal policies violate the sovereignty of developing nations.
Venezuela’s relationship with the World Bank has been almost non-existent lately, as Chavez has been able to use state revenue from record-high oil prices in order to bolster the economy and expand social services.
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Tuesday, March 21, 2006
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