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Britain Tops US in Funding for World Bank

Posted Dec 14, 07 3:15 PM CST in US,  World 

(Newser) – Great Britain has supplanted the United States as the largest contributor to the World Bank, pledging $4.2 billion of the total $25.1 billion raised for the world's poorest nations, a record high. The shift in power reflects both the dollar's waning dominance as well as an end to US-Europe tensions following Paul Wolfowitz's resignation, the Times reports.

The donations—including contributions from former recipients China and Egypt—are a feather in the cap of current bank president Robert Zoellick, who has striven to heal wounds created by Wolfowitz's departure. “The atmosphere has improved and become more trusting,” said a German deputy minister. “He has shown a clear vision for the future of the bank.”

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World Bank President Robert Zoellick answers journalist's questions during a press conference after his speech at the summit of the Aid for Trade Review, at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters,...   (Associated Press)
World Bank President Robert Zoellick listens at a press conference, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2007. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)   (Associated Press)
This photo provided by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) shows IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, right, and World Bank President Robert Zoellick at IMF Headquarters in Washington, Nov....   (Associated Press)
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