High-wire act that changed the Bank
Read my lips, says Jim Wolfensohn
World Bank turns to guarantees

The Mexican crisis, the Asian contagion, meltdown in Moscow and more recently the Brazilian turmoil each hit the financial community like thunderbolts. Naturally officials were expected to come up with an equally earthshaking fix. What emerged hardly suited the temper of the times. It was downright dull by comparison. And that turned into a bit of a problem for the powers that be.
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