Leaders seek Singh's expertise to salvage financial crisis

New York, Sept 26 (PTI) With the world gripped in
financial crisis, the expertise of Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh, a highly acclaimed economist, was much in demand as he
met various leaders, including U.S. President George Bush.

Every leader the Prime Minister met sought his opinion on
how to deal with the financial meltdown, officials said.

The issue came up in a big way during his meeting with
World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick.

Singh, a World Bank economist-turned politician, is
expected to speak on the subject in his presentation at the
United Nations General Assembly.