From Mr Armeane M. Choksi.

Sir, Your editorial "World Bank crisis becomes perilous" (May 10) assumes that the World Bank has a continuing and relevant global role to play in today's world. Unless the World Bank is totally revamped to make it reflect the realities of today's global capital markets - and that does not even seem to be on the horizon - one would have to ask who really needs the bank as it stands today.