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Solving the global financial crisis will be the focus of in Washington tomorrow as G-7 Finance Ministers and Central Bankers are gather for meetings with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Both organizations are pushing for more coordinated action to deal with the crisis. Earlier today, NBR correspondent Stephanie Dhue spoke with the IMF's First Deputy Managing Director John Lipsky and began by asking him what further steps can be taken?

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• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organization that promotes monetary cooperation, exchange stability, and orderly exchange arrangements; fosters economic growth; and provides temporary financial assistance to countries to help ease balance of payments adjustment. This links to a September 24, 2008 speech by John Lipsky on the Global Economy and Financial Crisis.
• The World Bank
  The World Bank is a "vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world... made up of two unique development institutions owned by 185 member countries—the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA)."
• U.S. Department of Treasury
  The U.S. Department of Treaury's mission "highlights its role as the steward of U.S. economic and financial systems, and as an influential participant in the global economy. The Treasury Department is the executive agency responsible for promoting economic prosperity and ensuring the financial security of the United States." This links to the September 22, 2008 statement by G-7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors on Global Financial Market Turmoil.

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