Friday, May 04, 2007

Bank rules to blame - Wolfowitz


Paul Wolfowitz has been President of the World Bank for years and now he blames the unclear rules which have tripped him up.

Not very credible!

Onésimo Alvarez-Moro

See article:
World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz has blamed unclear rules for triggering questions about how he handled his girlfriend's hefty pay increases.

His claims come as a special Bank panel is putting together a report on whether Mr Wolfowitz acted properly over Shaha Riza's 2005 promotion and pay rise.

Two key figures from the bank's ethics committee have already told the panel Mr Wolfowitz acted incorrectly.

But while Mr Wolfowitz has apologised, he maintains he acted in good faith.

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