What kind of a role can the World Bank play in boosting the cooperation between the two sides?
MR. NANKANI: I want to mention that during our visit here, we will be spending two days to work with various Chinese agencies to better explain how the World Bank functions and look for ways for the World Bank to collaborate and cooperate with Chinese agencies. This is one of the reasons we are here. I think concretely we can do a number of things. First, we have 36 country offices of the World Bank in Africa. We have been working in Africa for many years and we have a lot of knowledge about these economies which we are very happy to share with our Chinese colleagues, in the same way as we share with other countries that work in Africa. We will share our knowledge. Secondly, I think this information sharing will allow for better coordination of activities between China, African countries and other development partners including the World Bank. Thirdly, I think that there will be opportunities for joint financing of some investments. It could be infrastructure where China is investing a
