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Germany Asks Weidmann to Explain IMF Role, Sueddeutsche Says

By Cornelius Rahn
April 24, 2012

The budgetary committee of Germany’s parliament asked Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann to explain the role of his institute in the International Monetary Fund’s planned trillion-dollar rescue fund, Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported, citing an invitation letter.

It’s not clear whether Weidmann will personally attend the session today or whether he will send a representative, the newspaper said.

To contact the reporter on this story: Cornelius Rahn in Frankfurt at crahn2@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Kenneth Wong at kwong11@bloomberg.net

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