Word: wolfensohn
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...Bank to be disbanded, representatives of the developing world who are forced to deal every day with the reality of a global financial system in which the cards are stacked against them but on which their liquidity depends are fighting a battle within those institutions. "[World Bank president James] Wolfensohn and [current IMF head Horst] Kohler have become extremely important allies for us," Manuel told the New York Times. "Our real problem is the U.S., Britain and France," he said, referring to those countries' reluctance to deliver on promises of debt relief and to share power in the international financial...