Wolfowitz gets White House backing

The White House on Wednesday 9 May said it has continued full support for embattled World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz, who faces numerous calls to quit.

"We still support him fully," White House spokesman Tony Snow told reporters as he flew with President George W. Bush on Air Force One.

Yesterday the U.S. Treasury Department said Wolfowitz should be given a week to respond to the findings of the World Bank's investigative panel.

"That includes sufficient time to review the ad hoc committee's

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@centralbanking.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@centralbanking.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Register for Central Banking

All fields are mandatory unless otherwise highlighted

This address will be used to create your account

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.