41. The bankers said they would meet next week among themselves and with other financial institutions active in Korea to discuss providing loans to help the country. 42. The fourth would set strict guidelines on helping other countries under the treaty provisions. 43. The International Monetary Fund has stepped in to help countries including South Korea, where a bail-out package amounted to billions of dollars. 44. The measures are intended to make the lending agency less secretive and more likely to help countries well before their economies are in deep trouble. 45. The members also pool money to help maintain the orderly exchange of currencies and to help countries in crisis. 46. The political and economic acumen of Irish leaders and the generosity of the Irish people in helping other countries has won them a favorable image elsewhere in the world. 47. The State Department has also started helping countries like South Africa and Mexico to enforce and even draft laws to fight crimes like money laundering and financial fraud. 48. The United Nations will appoint a panel of five experts to help countries carry out the plan and to review progress to encourage officials to keep their commitments. 49. The United States also has been faulted for giving too little to help poor countries. 50. They also pledged to help those countries fighting corruption and to help with investment guarantees, education and training. |