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UK: "This Whole Business Has Damaged The Bank; Germany: "The Controversy Is Distracting The Bank From Its Mission"; France: World Bank Should Be "Ethically Irreproachable" AFP April 14, 2007 11:05 PM
World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz, gravely damaged by a pay scandal, was clinging to his job heading into an annual meeting of the 185-member development lender Sunday.
Support for the former US deputy defense secretary appeared confined to his old patrons in the US administration and to parts of Africa, with disquiet in Europe deepening over the latest controversy of his stormy two-year tenure.
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Reuters April 14, 2007 09:50 PM
European countries on Saturday piled pressure on World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz over a scandal involving a promotion for his girlfriend, with Britain saying it had damaged the bank and Germany questioning whether he still had the credibility to lead the institution.
But African ministers came out in support of him, with Liberia calling him a "visionary" and Mauritius saying he had done a good job.
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