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One evening in July 1984 Tom Clausen, then President of the World Bank, telephoned me in London to ask if I would take over the position of executive head of International Finance Corporation. I had been aware that the offer might be coming, but I was delighted and accepted there and then.
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© 1995 William Ryrie
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Ryrie, W. (1995). The International Finance Corporation, 1984–93. In: First World, Third World. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-24205-4_8
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