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World Bank to boost Managing Director Juan Jose Daboub said the World Bank regretted the incident and had evacuated the Iraqi man to neighboring "We are in many countries and "We define our offices in each country according to our programs," he said, noting that the bank's strategy was to support Iraqi government efforts to rebuild the country, including restoring basic services and enabling private-sector development. The World Bank's involvement in A Washington-based whistle-blower protection group this week charged that the bank was trying to cover up the shooting as it prepares to broaden its operations in Quoting inside sources, the Government Accountability Project said a bullet pierced the driver's right shoulder while he waited to cross a checkpoint on his way to the protected Green Zone, from where the bank operates. "Wolfowitz's apparent determination to use the World Bank to further questionable American military goals in the Middle East is a fundamental distortion of the bank's mission, a violation of its founding Articles of Agreement, and a reckless waste of donor resources," Bea Edwards, the group's international program director, said in a statement. STAFF MEETING Daboub said he informed staff of the incident in a regional meeting he called the day after he returned to "We are not hiding anything," said Daboub, a former The bank has nine employees in He said the bank's planned expansion in Daboub said he urged Iraqi officials during his visit to The bank has approved $700 million in rebuilding funds for The European Commission, Mindful of his own experiences in |