 | WASHINGTON DC [HIGH-RES] June 29, 2009 - Washington DC. (l - r) Kosovar President Fatmir Sejdiu; World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick.
“I am very pleased to welcome the Republic of Kosovo as the newest member of the World Bank Group...Kosovo’s reconstruction and political transition since 1999 has progressed well, with a quicker than expected recovery and a positive economic outlook.”-- Zoellick
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 | WASHINGTON DC [HIGH-RES] June 29, 2009 - Washington DC. (l - r) Kosovar President Fatmir Sejdiu; World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick.
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 | WASHINGTON DC [HIGH-RES] June 29, 2009 - Washington DC. Kosovar President Fatmir Sejdiu and Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi shake hands
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 | WASHINGTON DC [HIGH-RES] June 29, 2009 - Washington DC. Kosovar President Fatmir Sejdiu signs articles of agreement. In addition to becoming a member of IBRD, Kosovo joined the International Development Association (IDA), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
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 | WASHINGTON DC [HIGH-RES] June 29, 2009 - Washington DC. (l-r) Kosovar Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi and President Fatmir Sejdiu.
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 | WASHINGTON DC [HIGH-RES] June 29, 2009 - Washington DC. (l - r) Kosovar President Fatmir Sejdiu signs articles of agreement. World Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia Shigeo Katsu looks on.
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 | WASHINGTON DC [HIGH-RES] June 29, 2009 - Washington DC. Kosovar President Fatmir Sejdiu.
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