The World Bank's private sector arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), is opening its doors for talks on its rules and guidelines for lending...It is planning regional consultations in Buenos Aires this September, for Latin America and the Caribbean; in Manila, for Asia, in October; African meetings in Nairobi in November; and to consult in Istanbul in December, for the region of Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East. [refers to ABN Amro, Barclays, Citigroup, Crédit Lyonnais, Credit Suisse, Dresdner Bank, Royal Bank of Canada]