997). Thailand was forced to ask for help, receiving a bailout plan from the IMF, but being denied additional funds from the United States, at least earlier this year.
In the conference that just ended last week, there were a number of objectives established, although the participants did not accomplish everything that had been expected. There were actually a number of different conferences occurring at the same time, including the gathering of political leaders, a summit of business leaders, an alternative summit discussing human rights issues, and a series of bilateral meetings between different participants. President Clinton was one of the keynotes of the gathering, because of the important role that the United States is expected to play in the economic
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