The world has come a long way since the lurid headlines of 2008 warning that support for the banking sector would cost governments around the world trillions of dollars. While dangers still persist, money is steadily starting to return to government coffers. Writer Geraldine Lambe
View from IMF/World Bank 2010
Date: 8-10 October 2010
Location: Washington, D.C.
The Banker attended the IMF Annual Meetings 2010 and our editors reported regularly from the event with view-points and thought-led discussions with key industry figures.
So if you didn’t manage to visit the IMF Annual Meetings and would like to see all the developments and trends, The Banker’s View From IMF/World Bank 2010 is your ideal guide before, during and after the event.
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