Original source URL: http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=LI20070507&articleId=5585 Venezuela quitting the IMF and World Bank Global Research, May 7, 2007 Xinhua News Agency - 2007-04-30 by Lin Li, Xinhua Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced on Monday that his country had decided to withdraw from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. Chavez made the announcement at an event to celebrate workers' rights. "I want to formalize our exit from the World Bank and the IMF," Chavez said, adding that "We will no longer have to go to Washington, neither to the IMF nor the World Bank, not to anyone." Chavez, who has often blamed lending policies of these organizations for perpetuating poverty, proposed earlier to establish a Bank of the South, which would be run by Latin American nations and it can help countries facing financial difficulties. Also, Chavez has pledged to support it with Venezuela's oil revenues. After Chavez took office in 1999, Venezuela has paid off all its debts to the IMF, and the country recently repaid its debts to the World Bank five years ahead of schedule. The IMF closed its offices in Venezuela late last year. Besides Venezuela, the Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega on Sunday also said that they were launching negotiations with the IMF to leave the organization. Argentina has also paid back billions of dollars to the Fund. Furthermore, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa has expelled the World Bank's representative in the country, accusing the organization of attempting to extort him when he served as economy minister in 2005. Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Centre for Research on Globalization. To become a Member of Global Research The CRG grants permission to cross-post original Global Research articles on community internet sites as long as the text & title are not modified. The source and the author's copyright must be displayed. For publication of Global Research articles in print or other forms including commercial internet sites, contact: •••@••.••• www.globalresearch.ca contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available to our readers under the provisions of "fair use" in an effort to advance a better understanding of political, economic and social issues. The material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving it for research and educational purposes. If you wish to use copyrighted material for purposes other than "fair use" you must request permission from the copyright owner. For media inquiries: •••@••.••• © Copyright , Xinhua News Agency, 2007 Copyright 2005 GlobalResearch.ca -- -------------------------------------------------------- Posting archives: http://cyberjournal.org/show_archives/ Escaping the Matrix website: http://escapingthematrix.org/ cyberjournal website: http://cyberjournal.org Community Democracy Framework: http://cyberjournal.org/DemocracyFramework.html Subscribe cyberjournal list: •••@••.••• (send blank message) cyberjournal blog (join in): http://cyberjournal-rkm.blogspot.com/ Moderator: •••@••.••• (comments welcome)
