In the global quest for revenue and funding, three new entrants are making a splash. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has appealed for a 50% capital increase to mitigate the impact of the global economic crisis on central and eastern Europe according to the FT. They are asking for an extra E10bn ($14.5bn) to allow it to expand its lending and compensate for a sharp decline in private capital flows into the former communist countries. The EBRD is controlled by 60 countries.

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