Turkish Finance Minister Ali Babacan (R) shakes hand with U.S Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner during a special meeting on the International Monetary Fund's release of the 2009 World Economic Outlook at the Istanbul Congress Center in Istanbul on October 4, 2009. The United States today urged global action against 'money laundering and terror financing risks' from Iran and said sanctions against Iranian banks should be implemented by all nations. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

Turkish Finance Minister Ali Babacan (R) shakes hand with U.S Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner during a special meeting on the International Monetary Fund's release of the 2009 World Economic Outlook at the Istanbul Congress Center in Istanbul on October 4, 2009. The United States today urged global action against 'money laundering and terror financing risks' from Iran and said sanctions against Iranian banks should be implemented by all nations.

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  1. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner hosts a small business forum in the Cash Room at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. More than 100 small business leaders and politicians were invited by the White House to participate in the small business financing forum.
  2. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: (L-R) Small Business Administrator Karen Mills, Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner, Gentle Parking's William Ortiz-Cartagena and SHEEX Co-Founder Susan Walvisu listen to Andy Cabral (C) of Dunkin Donuts speak during a small businss financing forum at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. More than 100 small business leaders and politicians were invited by the White House to participate in the small business financing forum.
  3. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: (L-R) Small Business Administrator Karen Mills, Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner and SHEEX Co-Founder Susan Walvisu (R) listen to Andy Cabral of Dunkin Donuts speak during a small businss financing forum at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. More than 100 small business leaders and politicians were invited by the White House to participate in the small business financing forum.
  4. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner checks his watch in between panels during a small business financing forum at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. More than 100 small business leaders and politicians were invited by the White House to participate in the small business financing forum.
  5. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner (R) talks with Small Business Administrator Karen Mills during a small business forum at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. More than 100 small business leaders and politicians were invited by the White House to participate in the small business financing forum.
  6. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner hosts a small business forum at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. More than 100 small business leaders and politicians were invited by the White House to participate in the small business financing forum.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan listens to Devlet Bahceli, leader of the opposition Nationalist Action Party, unseen, during a debate on government's "Kurdish initiative" in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. Turkish Parliament begun discussing the decades-long issue in a tense atmosphere .Erdogan's deputy Ali Babacan is at the left.
  14. Turkey's President Abdullah Gul (C) sits with Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan (3rd L), Deputy Prime Ministers Cemil Cicek (2nd L) and Ali Babacan (L), Turkey's top military commander General Ilker Basbug (4th R), Commander of the Land Forces General Isik Kosaner (3rd R), Navy Commander Admiral Esref Yigit (2nd R) and Air Force Commander General Hasan Aksay (R) during a National Security Council meeting in Ankara October 20, 2009.
  15. ISTANBUL, TURKEY - OCTOBER 6: In this handout image supplied by the IMF, International Monetary Fund's Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan (L), World Bank President Robert Zoellick (2nd L), Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (2nd R) and International Monetary Fund's Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn (R) talk prior to attending the Opening Plenary of the 2009 IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings at the Istanbul Congress Center on October 6, 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey. The 2009 Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and the IMF will be held on October 6-7 to discuss the future work of the two institutions and were preceded by meetings of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC), the Development Committee.
  16. ISTANBUL, TURKEY - OCTOBER 6: In this handout image supplied by the IMF, International Monetary Fund's Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan (L), Chairman of the Board of Governors Nguyen Van Giau (2nd L), World Bank President Robert Zoellick (C), Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (2nd R), International Monetary Fund's Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn (R) pose prior to attending the Opening Plenary of the 2009 IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings at the Istanbul Congress Center on October 6, 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey. The 2009 Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and the IMF will be held on October 6-7 to discuss the future work of the two institutions and were preceded by meetings of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC), the Development Committee.

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