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April 18, 2005

Chorus for change in IMF and World Bank by Emad Mekay

The World Bank and the IMF each has 184 board members from developed and developing countries and 24 members who represent countries or groups of nations. That system has deprived more populous nations like India and China - which, combined, represent more than 2.3 billion people of the world's seven billion population - of an influential say while giving countries like Britain, France and the US greater clout.

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