The leader U2 Bono can be headed by the World Bank

Two and a half months before the departure of James Wolfenson from the post of President of the World Bank, clarity with his candidate his successor is still absent, and more and more incredible proposals appear. The candidacy of Bono, who was first offered to the post of chief international banker in the editorial comment of Los Angeles Times, unexpectedly received the support of the US Minister of Finance.

John Snow in an interview with journalists highly positively appreciated Bono's candidacy. Emphasizing that he does not intend to publicly discuss the contents of the list of candidates, he responded to Bono: “I admire him. He does a lot for economic development in the world. Most know him as a rock star. He is a rock star and for a developing world. He understands the policy of compromises. He is a very pragmatic, effective and idealistic person.”

In the American press, sarcastic comments immediately appeared, offering Snow to replace Bono as a soloist U2. Meanwhile, as the News Time indicates, Bono actually cooperates with the World Bank for a long time, takes part in many WB forums, and is on good relations with James Wolfenson. The soloist of U2 founded his own Data charity fund (Debt, Aids, Trade, Africa), which is engaged in helping in solving the most difficult problems of the Black Continent. Wide lighting - up to a special film for the MTV channel - received a charitable trip to Africa Bono and ex -Minister of Finance of the United States Paul O'nil.

However, one of the most reputable American business women-Karly Fiorin, recently dismissed by shareholders from the post of head of the Hewlett-Packard for discrepancies in views on the future of the company, is now considered a much more probable candidate. Fiorina was long interested in a political career. She was the Republican and interacted with the officials of the George Bush administration on high technology development. Fiorina was also part of the transition team of the Republican Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger and prepared for him an analysis of the economic competitiveness of the state.

Recall that in the fall, when the inevitability of Wulfenson's resignation became obvious, Colin Powell was read in his place - his departure from the post of Secretary of State of the United States was also predicted even before the presidential election in America. Now no one remembers Powell. The press also sounds the names of the Deputy Minister of Finance John Taylor, the former rector of the University of Michigan and the consultant of the administration for the restoration of the financial system of Iraq Peter MacPherson, the adviser to the global wrestling of AIDS Tobias and others. The other day, Paul Wolfovitz, deputy minister of defense of the United States, abandoned the nomination for this post.