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The World's Banker.


The World's Banker, Sebastian Mallaby,

Penguin Press

A snapshot of life at the World Bank under the helm of James D. Wolfensohn, the hotheaded hot·head·ed  
adj.
1. Easily angered; quick-tempered: a hotheaded commander.

2. Impetuous; rash: a hotheaded decision.
 but effective multimillionaire mul·ti·mil·lion·aire  
n.
One whose financial assets are worth several million dollars.


multimillionaire
Noun

a person who has money or property worth several million pounds, dollars, etc.
 executive whose reforms revolutionized the lending institution Noun 1. lending institution - a financial institution that makes loans
financial institution, financial organisation, financial organization - an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in
. Lots of detail on internal struggles at the bank as it seeks, and fails, to eliminate corruption in the Third World.
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