This site contains some of the statements made in the plenary sessions of the Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group (Bank) and the International Monetary Fund (Fund) , as submitted in electronic form to the Joint Secretariat. These statements are reproduced as submitted by the delegates concerned and have not been checked against delivery; they have not been edited, but in a few cases grammatical and/or typographic errors have been corrected.
The statements reflect only the views of the speakers and not those of the Bank and the Fund.
Paper copies of all speeches are issued as press releases and are normally made available at the Meetings' site upon delivery.
The English version of all speeches made at the plenary sessions will be issued in the Summary Proceedings of the institutions. |
| Press Release | Title | Country | Session
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| 1 |
Opening Address by the Chairman, the Hon. AHMED MACKI, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank for OMAN, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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OMAN |
September 29, 2002 |
| 2 |
Address by HORST KÖHLER, Chairman of the Executive Board and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, to the Boards of Governors of the Fund, at the Joint Annual Discussion, September 29, 2002
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September 29, 2002 |
| 3 |
Address by JAMES D. WOLFENSOHN, President of the World Bank Group, to the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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September 29, 2002 |
| 4 |
Report to the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund by the Chairman of the International Monetary and Financial Committee of the Boards of Governors, the Hon. GORDON BROWN, at the Joint Annual Discussion, September 29, 2002
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September 29, 2002 |
| 5 |
Report to the Boards of Governors of the Fund and the World Bank by the Hon. TREVOR MANUEL, Chairman of the Joint Ministerial Committee of the Boards of Governors on the Transfer of Real Resources to Developing Countries (Development Committee), at the Joint Annual Discussion, September 29, 2002
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September 29, 2002 |
| 6 |
Statement by the Hon. PAUL H. O'NEILL, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank for the UNITED STATES, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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UNITED STATES |
September 29, 2002 |
| 7 |
Statement by the Hon. JASWANT SINGH, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank for INDIA, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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INDIA |
September 29, 2002 |
| 8 |
Statement by the Hon. LUC FRIEDEN, Governor of the World Bank for LUXEMBOURG, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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LUXEMBOURG |
September 29, 2002 |
| 9 |
Statement by the Hon. ANDREI V. KOBYAKOV, Governor of the World Bank for the REPUBLIC OF BELARUS, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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BELARUS |
September 29, 2002 |
| 10 |
Statement by the Hon. M. DIDIER REYNDERS, Governor of the World Bank for Belgium, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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BELGIUM |
September 29, 2002 |
| 11 |
Statement by the Hon. SHAUKAT AZIZ, Governor of the World Bank for PAKISTAN, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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PAKISTAN |
September 29, 2002 |
| 12 |
Statement by the Hon. U KHIN MAUNG THEIN, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank for MYANMAR, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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MYANMAR |
September 29, 2002 |
| 13 |
Statement by the Hon. GERALD SSENDAULA, Governor of the World Bank for UGANDA, on behalf of the African Governors, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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UGANDA |
September 29, 2002 |
| 14 |
Statement by the Hon. ISSAM RASHID HWAISH, Governor of the World Bank for IRAQ, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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IRAQ |
September 29, 2002 |
| 15 |
Statement by the Hon. MADIS UURIKE, Governor of the World Bank for the REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA, on behalf of the World Bank Baltic Group, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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ESTONIA |
September 29, 2002 |
| 16 |
Statement by the Hon. SAULI NIINISTO, Governor of the World Bank for FINLAND, on behalf of the World Bank Nordic Countries, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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FINLAND |
September 29, 2002 |
| 17 |
Statement by the Hon. BODIL NYBOE ANDERSEN, Alternate Governor of the IMF for DENMARK, on behalf of the Fund Nordic-Baltic Group, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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DENMARK |
September 29, 2002 |
| 18 |
Statement by the Hon. JOSE ISIDRO N. CAMACHO, Governor of the World Bank for the PHILIPPINES, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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PHILIPPINES |
September 29, 2002 |
| 19 |
Statement by the Hon. ERNST WELTEKE, Governor of the IMF for GERMANY, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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GERMANY |
September 29, 2002 |
| 20 |
Statement by the Hon. SOUKANH MAHALATH, Governor of the World Bank for the LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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LAO PEOPLE'S DEM. REP. |
September 29, 2002 |
| 21 |
Statement by the Hon. SUCHART JAOVISIDHA, Governor of the World Bank for THAILAND, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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THAILAND |
September 29, 2002 |
| 22 |
Statement by the Hon. MASARU HAYAMI, Alternate Governor of the IMF and the World Bank for JAPAN, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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JAPAN |
September 29, 2002 |
| 23 |
Statement by the Hon. MARI BIN AMUDE ALKATIRI, Governor of the IMF for the DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF EAST TIMOR, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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DEM. REP. OF EAST TIMOR |
September 29, 2002 |
| 24 |
Statement by Hon. JEAN-PIERRE ROTH, Governor of the IMF for SWITZERLAND, at the Closing Joint Session
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SWITZERLAND |
September 29, 2002 |
| 25 |
Statement by the Hon. SIOSIUA T.T. 'UTOIKAMANU, Governor of the World Bank for TONGA, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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TONGA |
September 29, 2002 |
| 26 |
Statement by the Hon. HNG KIANG LIM, Governor of the World Bank for SINGAPORE, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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SINGAPORE |
September 29, 2002 |
| 27 |
Statement by the Hon. M. SAIFUR RAHMAN, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank for BANGLADESH, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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BANGLADESH |
September 29, 2002 |
| 28 |
Statement by the Hon. LESZEK BALCEROWICZ, Governor of the World Bank for the REPUBLIC OF POLAND, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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POLAND |
September 29, 2002 |
| 29 |
Statement by the Hon. JOHN MANLEY, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank for CANADA, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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CANADA |
September 29, 2002 |
| 30 |
Statement by the Hon. MILEN VELCHEV, Governor of the World Bank for BULGARIA, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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BULGARIA |
September 29, 2002 |
| 31 |
Statement by the Hon. KEAT CHHON, Governor of the World Bank for CAMBODIA, and by the Hon. CHEA CHANTO, Governor of the IMF for CAMBODIA, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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CAMBODIA |
September 29, 2002 |
| 32 |
Statement by the Hon. VASYL ROHOVYI, Governor of the World Bank for the UKRAINE, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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UKRAINE |
September 29, 2002 |
| 33 |
Statement by the Hon. ANTO DOMAZET, Governor of the IMF for BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA |
September 29, 2002 |
| 34 |
Statement by the Hon. PETER COSTELLO, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank for AUSTRALIA, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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AUSTRALIA |
September 29, 2002 |
| 35 |
Statement by the Hon. MICHEL MARTO, Governor of the IMF for JORDAN, on behalf of the Arab Governors, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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JORDAN |
September 29, 2002 |
| 36 |
Statement by the Hon. DAI XIANGLONG, Governor of the IMF for PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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CHINA |
September 29, 2002 |
| 37 |
Statement by the Hon. KASPAR VILLIGER, Alternate Governor of the IMF for SWITZERLAND, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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SWITZERLAND |
September 29, 2002 |
| 38 |
Statement by the Hon. VITOR CONSTANCIO, Governor of the IMF for PORTUGAL, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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PORTUGAL |
September 29, 2002 |
| 39 |
Statement by the Hon. YUN-CHURL JEON, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank for KOREA, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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KOREA |
September 29, 2002 |
| 40 |
Statement by the Hon. NIKOLAOS CHRISTODOULAKIS, Governor of the World Bank for GREECE, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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GREECE |
September 29, 2002 |
| 41 |
Statement by the Hon. ANWAR UL-HAQ AHADY, Governor of the IMF for ISLAMIC STATE OF AFGHANISTAN, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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AFGHANISTAN |
September 29, 2002 |
| 42 |
Statement by the Hon. THOR PEDERSEN, Governor of the IMF for DENMARK, on behalf of the Member States of the European Union, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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DENMARK |
September 29, 2002 |
| 43 |
Statement by the Hon. ANTHONY BOATSWAIN, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank for GRENADA, on behalf of the Joint Carribean Group, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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GRENADA |
September 29, 2002 |
| 44 |
Statement by the Hon. MICHAEL CULLEN, Governor of the IMF for NEW ZEALAND, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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NEW ZEALAND |
September 29, 2002 |
| 45 |
Statement by the Hon. K.N. CHOKSY, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank for SRI LANKA, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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SRI LANKA |
September 29, 2002 |
| 46 |
Statement by the Hon. MISA TELEFONI RETZLAFF, Governor of the IMF for SAMOA, on behalf of Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Vanatu, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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SAMOA |
September 29, 2002 |
| 47 |
Statement by the Hon. CHARLIE MCCREEVY, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank for IRELAND, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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IRELAND |
September 29, 2002 |
| 48 |
Statement by the Hon. BORIS VUJCIC, Alternate Governor of the IMF for the REPUBLIC OF CROATIA, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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CROATIA |
September 29, 2002 |
| 49 |
Statement by the Hon. DATO SHAFIE MOHD SALLEH, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank for MALAYSIA, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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MALAYSIA |
September 29, 2002 |
| 50 |
Statement by the Hon. TAKIS KLERIDES, Governor of the World Bank for CYPRUS, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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CYPRUS |
September 29, 2002 |
| 51 |
Statement by the Hon. SILVAN SHALOM, Governor of the IMF for ISRAEL, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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ISRAEL |
September 29, 2002 |
| 52 |
Statement by the Hon. ALEKSEI KUDRIN, Governor of the IMF for the RUSSIAN FEDERATION, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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RUSSIA |
September 29, 2002 |
| 53 |
Statement by the Hon. JEAN-CLAUDE TRICHET, Alternate Governor of the IMF for FRANCE, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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FRANCE |
September 29, 2002 |
| 54 |
Statement by the Hon. HANS HOOGERVORST, Governor of the World Bank for the NETHERLANDS, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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NETHERLANDS |
September 29, 2002 |
| 55 |
Statement by the Hon. BHARAT KUMAR SHAH, Governor of the World Bank for NEPAL, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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NEPAL |
September 29, 2002 |
| 56 |
Statement by the Hon. SYAHRIL SABIRIN, Governor of the IMF for INDONESIA, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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INDONESIA |
September 29, 2002 |
| 57 |
Statement by the Hon. TAHMASEB MAZAHERI, Governor of the World Bank for the ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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IRAN, ISLAMIC REP. |
September 29, 2002 |
| 58 |
Statement by the Hon. BART PHILEMON, Governor of the World Bank for PAPUA NEW GUINEA, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
September 29, 2002 |
| 59 |
Statement by the Hon. J.Y. KUBUABOLA, Governor of the World Bank for FIJI, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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FIJI |
September 29, 2002 |
| 60 |
Statement by the Hon. FELIPE PEREZ MARTI, Governor of the World Bank for VENEZUELA, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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VENEZUELA |
September 29, 2002 |
| 61 |
Concluding Remarks by JAMES D. WOLFENSOHN, President of the World Bank Group, at the Closing Joint Session of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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September 29, 2002 |
| 62 |
Statement by the Hon. GIULIO TREMONTI, Governor of the IMF for ITALY, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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ITALY |
September 29, 2002 |
| 63 |
Concluding Remarks by HORST KÖHLER, Chairman of the Executive Board and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, at the Closing Joint Session of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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September 29, 2002 |
| 64 |
Concluding Remarks by the Chairman, the Hon. AHMED MACKI, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank for OMAN, at the Closing Joint Session of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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September 29, 2002 |
| 65 |
Statement by the Hon. JOHN DALLI, Governor of the World Bank for MALTA, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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MALTA |
September 29, 2002 |
| 66 |
Statement by the Hon. GORDON BROWN, Governor of the IMF for the UNITED KINGDOM, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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UNITED KINGDOM |
September 29, 2002 |
| 67 |
Statement by the Hon. RODRIGO DE RATO Y FIGAREDO, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank for SPAIN, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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SPAIN |
September 29, 2002 |
