World Bank and IMF

Excuse me if some of the fllowing questions sounds too naive or simplistic or plain ignorant.

 

1. Is there a systematic difference between the perspectives of the World Bank and the IMF with respect to projects and in general development of countries like Turkey, Argentina, Brasil and others? Can it be argued that a more European orientation dominates the World Bank as opposed to the American interest in the IMF?

 

2. What if any are the changes that ttok place in the IMF attitudes and policies towards Argentina over the past several mon ths, ie. as the likelihood of a PT (Lula) victory in the Brasilian elections have increased?

 

Thanks in advance,

Iskender Savasir