On 25 Oct 2003 19:38:20 GMT, "Emmanuel.Gustin" wrote:

Alan Minyard wrote:

:Do you? The USA has only a 16.41% share in the World
:Bank and a 17.4% quota in the IMF.

: And what is Belgium's share? USD $0.25?

In the IMF 2.16%. Considering that the population
of Belgium is only 1/29th of that of the USA, that
is not bad.

As for the World Bank, that is a conglomerate
of institutions; the crucial appears to be the IBRD.
Belgium has 1.84% in the IBRD and the USA 16.85%.

Emmanuel Gustin


So the US contribution is far beyond that of Belgium, but it
is not big enough, whereas when the US acts like a "big"
Country (I.E. Iraq) we should let everyone else tell us
what to do?? Get over it, we are the "800 pound gorilla",
and the fact that you want us to be schizophrenic about
it will not change that fact.

We pay the piper, we get to call the tune.

Al Minyard