International Monetary Fund's Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn speaks as members of the Development Committee meeting listen at the Istanbul Congress Center October 5, 2009. The Development Committee is a forum of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund that facilitates intergovernmental consensus building on development issues. Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

International Monetary Fund's Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn speaks as members of the Development Committee meeting listen at the Istanbul Congress Center October 5, 2009. The Development Committee is a forum of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund that facilitates intergovernmental consensus building on development issues.

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