This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.
Representatives（这个音的重音最好听一下原读） of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have gathered in Washington. World Bank President（bank应该轻读） Robert Zoelick spoke to them on Thursday. This is the last time he attends the spring meetings of the two organizations as World Bank president. Earlier this week, Jim Yong Kim was officially chosen as the bank’s twelfth president.
Mr. Zoellick said developing countries are now engines of growth.
“Developing countries have provided two thirds of global growth over the past five years,（years 应该重读）” he said. But he added that many developing nations still face big problems. He said all members need to work together better “for their common interest.”
