And it's also producing a growth in debt to the United States that will weight very heavily in a country that has to address issues like having more old people to be covered by Social Security or by pension in the future. Rodrigo Rato
And then you might decide that the country can just spend maybe years or decades to regain that credit, or maybe give that county the support, the financial support that the market is not willing not do. Rodrigo Rato
I mean, the world has already done a big, big effort to forget debt to countries heavily indebted and with low income. And that has given good chances to countries to get out of poverty. Rodrigo Rato
Masood Ahmed brings to the position of director of external relations extensive experience gained in a range of senior positions in international finance and development. Rodrigo Rato
Most cases, I would say, in a huge amount of cases, countries that have worked with us and have used our financial facilities have come out quick... more quickly and in a better shape from a crisis than would have come out otherwise. Rodrigo Rato
We believe that the Federal Reserve has to carry on with a progressive increase in interest rates as a consequence of the American economy. Rodrigo Rato
We have believed for many years, much earlier than anyone else was talking about this issue, that it was in the interest of China to evolve to a more flexible exchange rate system. Rodrigo Rato
