World Bank chief vows to stay on after partner pay row
Embattled World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz said he will continue to lead bank efforts to reduce global poverty, resisting calls to step down over his involvement in securing a huge pay increase for his partner.
āThe bank has important work to do and I will continue to do it,ā he said at a news conference winding up a meeting of the steering committee for the bank and the International Monetary Fund.