Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam and the Chairman of the 2009 Annual Meeting of IMF and World Bank Nguyen Van Giau addresses the participants in Istanbul October 6, 2009. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam and the Chairman of the 2009 Annual Meeting of IMF and World Bank Nguyen Van Giau addresses the participants in Istanbul October 6, 2009.

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  1. A bank staff checks U.S. dollars at a bank in Hanoi November 25, 2009. Vietnam announced on Wednesday it will devalue the dong by over 5 percent, raise interest rates and request big exporters sell foreign exchange to the central bank in a dramatic bid to underpin the beleaguered dong currency.
  2. SINGAPORE - NOVEMBER 15: Singapore's President S.R. Nathan (R) and Russia's President Dmitri Medvedev (C) inspect a guard of honor at the Istana presidential residence during a state visit November 15, 2009 in Singapore. Medvedev is in Singapore to attend the APEC summit and is conducting a state visit on Sunday and Monday. The Pacific rim nations meeting in Singapore this week focusing on economic recovery culminates in the 17th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting this weekend, ending 15 November. APEC consists of the 21 Pacific Rim economies: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Peru, Russia, United States and Vietnam.
  3. SINGAPORE - NOVEMBER 15: Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (front row C) speaks surrounded by APEC Leaders at the closing declaration ceremony of the APEC Summit on November 15, 2009, in Singapore. Pictured front row (L-R) are: Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Chile's President Michelle Bachelet, China's President Hu Jintao, Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang, Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Back row (L-R) are: Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak, New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key, Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Michael Somare, Peru's Trade Minister Martin Perez, Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev, Taiwan's former Vice-President Lien Chen, Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, Vietnam's President Nguyen Minh Triet.

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  1. Managing Director of The World Bank, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala addresses the audience during her speech during the Emerging Markets Summit, a two-day conference in London, on September 17, 2009.
  2. The President of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick (R) and Australia's Treasury Minister, Wayne Swan, arrive for the dinner of the G20 Finance Ministers' meeting at the Guildhall in the City of London, September 4, 2009. World finance leaders shifted their focus from crisis fighting to banking reform on Friday as evidence mounted that the worst global recession in decades was finally drawing to a close.
  3. World Bank President Robert Zoellick speaks at a news conference at the World Bank office during his visit in Beijing Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. Zoellick said Wednesday he will press Group of 20 leaders at a summit this month for more aid to developing countries, which he said can help drive a global recovery.
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  8. World Bank President Robert Zoellick (L) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at Zhongnanhai in Beijing, September 1, 2009. China's economy is at a crucial juncture in its recovery and the government will not change its policy direction, Premier Wen Jiabao was cited as saying by Xinhua News Agency when meeting World Bank President Robert Zoellick. Picture taken September 1, 2009.
  9. International Monetary Fund's Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn (R) shakes hands with Argentina's Economy Minister Amado Boudou during a meeting at the Istanbul Congress Center October 6, 2009. Argentina has still not reached a decision on allowing a mission from the International Monetary Fund to review the country's economy, Boudou said on Wednesday on C5N television. Picture taken on October 6, 2009.
  10. Turkish protestors chant slogans during a anti-International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank protest near the summit area in Istanbul on October 7, 2009.
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  12. International Monetary Fund's Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn (R) shakes hands with the incoming Development Chairman Ahmed Bin Mohammed Al Khalifa at the Istanbul Congress Center October 6, 2009.
  13. Turkish protestors vandalize a bank during a anti-International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank protest on Taksim square in Istanbul on October 6, 2009. Turkish riot police broke up the demonstration by some 1,500 young protestors against the IMF and World Bank annual meetings.
  14. A protester waers a mask during a anti-International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank protest on Taksim square in Istanbul on October 6, 2009. Turkish riot police on broke up the demonstration by some 1,500 young protestors against the IMF and World Bank annual meetings.
  15. Turkish riot police disperse protesters during a anti-International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank protest on Taksim square in Istanbul on October 6, 2009. Turkish riot police on broke up the demonstration by some 1,500 young protestors against the IMF and World Bank annual meetings.
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