18 September 2000 It was meant to be a chance to gloat.When negotiations were opened with the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 1995 regarding the possibility of hosting their joint summit in Prague in 2000, the Czech Republic was still the shining star among post-Communist countries. The chance to host the two venerable institutions was […]

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