World Bank chief urges EU to lead support for eastern Europe

Article reports that Robert Zoellick, the President of the World Bank, called for European Union-led co-ordinated global support for the economies of central and eastern Europe, February 2009, even as divisions emerged in the EU over handling the crisis.

ESO: Background information: E European states battle to drive up currencies http://www.europeansources.info/record/e-european-states-battle-to-drive-up-currencies/

World Bank: Press Release, 20.2.09: World Bank Urges Europe to Protect Eastern European Gains in Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/ECAEXT/0,,contentMDK:22076240~menuPK:258604~pagePK:2865106~piPK:2865128~theSitePK:258599,00.html

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