2003年9月，时任总裁科勒（Horst Köhler）在吉隆坡的讲话中承认临时性资本管制可能有助于世界其他地区免受高波动流入的影响。
In a September 2003 speech in Kuala Lumpur, then-Managing Director Horst Köhler conceded that temporary capital controls can provide relief against volatile inflows from the rest of the world.