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| September 15, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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SINGAPORE (AFX) - Singapore today backed down on its reluctance to admit some activists accredited for World Bank and International Monetary Fund meetings, saying 22 of the 27 would now be allowed entry.

The decision came after stinging criticism from the Bank's president, Paul Wolfowitz. He said earlier today that the issue had damaged the reputation of the city-state, which prides itself on its image as an efficiently-run regional commercial hub.

"The S2006 organizing committee has decided to allow the entry of 22 of the 27 CSO (Civil Society Organisations) …

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