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  1. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 23: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, delivers a speech to the CBI annual conference at the Park Lane Hilton hotel on November 23, 2009 in London, England. The Confederation of British Industry's conference, entitled 'Routes to Recovery', brings together leading politicians and business experts to discuss ways to deliver economic growth.
  2. A security guard stands next to a glass case containing gold bars at Beijing's biggest gold store November 23, 2009. Gold defied a rebound in the dollar on Monday and powered to a record on safe-haven buying, driven by growing worries about inflation and a drop in U.S. stocks that stirred doubt about the economic outlook. Bullion, which has gained around 32 percent so far in 2009, struck a succession of lifetime highs in November as sentiment turned extremely bullish after India acquired 200 metric tons of the precious metal from the International Monetary Fund.
  3. BEIJING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 16: In the handout photo from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund's Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn speaks at International Finance Forum at Daioyutai State Gueshouse on November 16, 2009 in Beijing, China. The 6th International Finance Forum (IFF) is being held in Beijing on November 14-16 and will address the revitalization and reform of the world economy as it emerges from the impact of the global finacial crisis.
  4. SINGAPORE - NOVEMBER 13: Dominique Strauss-Khan (L), Charimam of IMF, Tharman Shanmugaratam, Finance Minister of Singapore (C) and Maria Recart (R), Finance Minister Chile, talk at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit at the Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre on November 13, 2009 in Singapore. Over 800 of the world's top business leaders and 15 world leaders will attend the two-day Summit to addressthe economic crisis and global issues.
  5. SINGAPORE - NOVEMBER 12: Finance Ministers pose for a group photograph during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Ministers meeting at Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre on November 12, 2009 in Singapore. Pictured front row (L - R): Russia's Alexey Kudrin, New Zealand's Bill English, Philippines' Margarito Teves, International Monetary Fund's Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Indonesia's Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Singapore's Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Timothy Geithner of the U.S., Chile's Maria Olivia Recart, Canada's Jim Flaherty, Peru's Claudia Cooper, Hong Kong's John Tsang and Korea's Shin Je Yoon. Back row (L - R): Mexico's Ricardo Ochoa, China's Zhu Guangyao, Brunei's Pehin Dato Abd Rahman, Asian Development Bank's President Haruhiko Kuroda, Australia's Wayne Swann, Vietnam's Tran Xuan Ha, World Bank's President Robert Zoellick, Thailand's Korn Chatikavanji, Malaysia's Ahmad Husni, Japan's Shinichito Furumoto, Taiwan's Lee Sush-der and Papua New Guinea's Benjamin Poponawa. APEC 2009 brings over 800 of the world's top business leaders and 15 world leaders to Singapore, with the two-day Summit addressing the economic crisis and key global issues.
  6. ISTANBUL, TURKEY - OCTOBER 5: In this handout image supplied by the IMF, International Monetary Fund's Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn (L), Mexico's Finance Minister and Chairman Agustin Carstens (C) and World Bank President Robert Zoellick (R) hold a joint press conference after their Development Committee meeting at the Istanbul Congress Center October 5, 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey. The Development Committee is a forum of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund that facilitates intergovernmental consensus building on development issues.
  7. ISTANBUL, TURKEY - OCTOBER 3: In this handout image supplied by the IMF, US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (L) talks with Italy's Governor Mario Draghi (R) prior to the start of their G-7 meeting at the Istanbul Congress Center October 3, 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey. According to reports global financial stability has improved in the wake of policy actions with signs of economic recovery.
  8. PITTSBURGH - SEPTEMBER 25: World leaders pose for a group photo at the G-20 economic summit on September 25, 2009 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Standing in the front row (L-R) are South African President Jacob Zuma, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, French PresidentNicolas Sarkozy, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono,, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, U.S. President Barack Obama, Chinese President Hujin Tao, Mexican President Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, second Row (L-R) European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodruigez Zapatero, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al Faisal, third row (L-R) Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Director General of the ILO Juan Somavia, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, World Bank President Robert Zoellick, OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria, Director General of the WTO Pascal Lamy, and FSB Chairman Mario Draghi.

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Turkish protestors face riot police during a anti-International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank protest near the summit area in Istanbul on October 7, 2009.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Turkish protestors fight riot police 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. Chinese women works at the World Bank office in Beijing Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. World Bank President Robert Zoellick said in Beijing 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.
  13. World Bank President Robert Zoellick arrives for a news conference at the World Bank office 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.
  14. 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.
  15. World Bank President Robert Zoellick reacts during a news conference at the World Bank office 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.
  16. 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.

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