What about us? The IMF and the World Bank.(International Monetary Fund)(April 2003 meeting concentrated primarily on Iraq, ignoring many poor countries)

From: The Economist (US) | Date: April 19, 2003 | Copyright information

The focus on Iraq is diverting attention from other poor countries

FINANCE ministers from the world's richest economies were able to breathe a sigh of relief after the spring meetings of the World Bank and its sister body, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), last weekend in Washington, DC. Having spent most of their time talking about the rebuilding of Iraq (and what to do about its debts), they produced an artfully worded statement that at least papered over their disagreements. Representatives of poor countries were probably less impressed: not much attention was paid to ...

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