Berlin, Will He, Won't He?

FT Observer - The German finance ministry has the delicate matter of deciding whether to set a place at the table for Wolfowitz at a conference near Berlin this week... Amid rumours that the bank's board would at any moment decide on Wolfowitz's fate, a senior finance ministry official told journalists yesterday he was ready for all eventualities. "As of midday today we are still expecting him," he said, looking at his watch. "We'll just have to wait and see."
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Germany slams Wolfowitz as bank board meets

BERLIN, May 16 (Reuters) - Germany on Wednesday urged World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz to resign his post and said he would not be welcome at an Africa forum the bank is holding next week in Berlin should he refuse to go.

"He would do the bank and himself a great service if he resigned," German Development Minister Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, one of Wolfowitz's strongest critics, told reporters. "It would be the best thing for all concerned."

Should he fail to give up his post, she advised him not to take part in a two-day World Bank forum on development aid for Africa which starts Monday in the German capital.
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