PANEL TO PRESENT FINAL WOLFOWITZ REPORT

f117a

The World Bank crisis enters what is likely to be its decisive phase today, when the panel investigating Paul Wolfowitz presents its final report to the full bank board.

All eyes will be on whether, in the light of a final attempt at rebuttal by Mr Wolfowitz's lawyers, who presented new documents to back up their case, the panel reaffirms or qualifies its draft finding that Mr Wolfowitz's handling of a secondment for Shaha Riza, his girlfriend, broke the bank's ethics rules.

Mr Wolfowitz is to make a final plea before the board on Tuesday.


The report is expected to ask the board, in effect, to consider whether Mr Wolfowitz can continue to be effective in his job in the light of its findings.


世界银行(World Bank)危机今天可能进入决定性阶段，调查世行行长保罗•沃尔福威茨(Paul Wolfowitz)的小组，将向世行全体理事提交最终报告。

沃尔福威茨的律师已提交了新文件，做最后的辩护努力，所有人的目光都将聚集在调查小组是否会重申或修正其报告草稿中的结论：沃尔福威茨在其女友沙哈•丽扎(Shaha Riza)的借调过程中，违反了世行的道德准则。

沃尔福威茨将于周二在理事会进行最后申辩。
预计报告实际上将要求世行理事会考虑，根据调查结果，沃尔福威茨是否还能继续履行其职责。