“...largely...” (line 15) – locally

“...inexhaustible,...” (line 23) – finite

“...harmful...” (line 37) – beneficial

“...hazardous...” (line 45) – dangerous

“...minimize...” (line 52) – increase

IMF has not dared to open its reserved archives in Washington to the public in general.

IMF has been adopting a transparency policy so as to enhance its credibility and legitimacy.

IMF must be freed from the impositions of the world leaders on its financial decisions.

once secret information kept by the IMF is not freely discussed nor is it easily negotiable.

world economies are trying to get rid of the excessive control of the IMF over their financial systems.

public must be made aware of what the IMF has been doing and the support it is giving to economic policy issues.

IMF will be regarded as a more trustworthy institution if it releases its documents and financial decisions to the public at large.

language used in documents that circulate publicly is usually more controlled and therefore less frank and direct in exposing opinions and facts.

lack of access of external stakeholders to the issues the IMF supports and the actions it takes makes the institution more vulnerable and less effective.

relevant changes made to the financing structure of the institution were only effected in recognition of the IMF as a reputable and candid organization.

"In all, it makes us a more effective and legitimate institution." - lines 21-22. (all things considered).

"the Fund cannot be a genuine leader on economic policy issues unless it is seen as transparent." - lines 23-24. (given that).

"Rather, further efforts should focus on making progress on a broad front, on issues that may catch fewer headlines," - lines 45-47. (moreover).

"To this end, there is a long-standing and fundamental principle that Fund reports are not 'negotiated' documents." - lines 52-54. (last but not least).

"We should also consider whether we can make some archived material available more quickly to the public." - lines 58-60. (while).

secret reports are not welcome in the IMF any more because they actually distort real world data.

some concealment measures should be preserved so as to protect IMF archives and country reports.

no country reports should be mandatory to avoid the imbalance of power among the world's leading nations.

the transparency initiatives promoted by the IMF may eventually lead to mistakes and to an abuse of power.

the IMF should regularly publish reports in order to keep the world informed on financial and economic issues the institution has adopted.

Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General, was born there.

its population of 1.3 billion people will still lack electricity in 2030.

it is the only country in Africa to have mobile phones and a growing film industry.

it is a typical example of a country that suffers with the absence of investments in electricity.

it has celebrated Earth Day stimulating the population to use coal for cooking and heating homes.

“Instead, most use wood, coal or even dung to heat and cook their homes —” (lines 4-5)

“…but, except for periodic jumpstarts during election season,” (lines 16-17)

“Access to adequate, affordable and basic modern energy services is thus crucial to achieving sustainable human development.” (lines 38-40)

“However, in the same region, mobile phones are widespread,” (lines 47-48)

“All of this exists despite the absence of a convenient outlet in which to plug basic electronic appliances.” (lines 50-52)

“... worsen.” (line 8) – improve.

“... made up of...” (line 30) – composed of.

“figures...” (line 30) – numbers.

“has taken up...” (line 32) – has discarded.

“affordable...” (line 38) – expensive.

cannot aid nations to overcome difficulties in human development.

can play a fundamental role in the fulfillment of basic human needs.

are unavailable in poor countries with sustained social development.

will have no impact on promoting social advances or on reducing poverty.

will help poor nations accumulate wealth and produce electrical appliances.

report on the high death rates in Africa and Asia resulting from the use of electricity.

condemn African countries that are trying to offer their populations healthy living conditions.

blame the UN for the difficulties Africans have faced due to the inefficient electricity provisions in the continent.

announce that the use of fuels such as natural gas and propane reduced the death rates in developing countries.

argue for the implementation of widespread access to electricity in developing nations so as to reduce poverty.