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The Mind of the IMF - and Barter in New York.
How does the IMF formulate policy? Plus the promise of Iraq, wishful thinking or reality?
And the rise of barter in New York - what you can get in exchange for your goods, like singing lessons.
How does the IMF formulate policy? Is it the member states who direct it or do its economists determine the organisation's thoughts?
Plus the promise of Iraq. Is it wishful thinking or reality? The Special Advisor to the Trade Bank of Iraq gives his view.
And the rise of barter in New York - what you can get in exchange for goods. Try a singing lesson.
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