This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.
Representatives of the International Monetary Fund （用升调，因为话没完）and the World Bank have gathered in Washington. World Bank President （bank弱读）Robert Zoelick spoke to them on Thursday. This is the last time he attends（off） the spring meetings of the two organizations as World （看看昨天声姐提供的视频讲解的很好，似乎没听到卷舌，也没听到l的音）Bank president. Earlier this week, Jim Yong Kim was officially chosen as the bank’s twelfth president.
Mr. Zoellick said developing（似乎没听到l的音，注意一下辅音） countries are now engines of growth.
“Developing countries have provided two thirds of global growth over the past five years,” he said. But he added that many developing nations still face big problems. He said all members need to work together “for their common（你发的太偏奥了，再偏/啊/更好一点。） interest.”
