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October 12th, 2008

The man who knew too much

Posted by: Corbett B. Daly

Josef Ackermann , the top dog at the association representing the world’s multinational financial institutions, had just finished taking questions from reporters at a press conference for more than an hour.

As he stepped off the stage, dozens of journos, including yours truly, surrounded him.

So many, in fact, he didn’t know who to answer: (more…)