The rise in reserves in many Asian countries was a deliberate response to the 1997 financial crisis, which fueled disillusion with the IMF. So, before it could assume the role of global reserve manager, new surplus countries would need substantially more influence over the Fund’s governance.
但是，要执行这项全新的任务，IMF需要重获其成员国的信任。许多亚洲国家储备激增是对1997年金融危机的刻意回应。这场危机进一步加深了它们对IMF的失望。因此，在IMF履行全球储备管理者的职责以前，新兴的盈余国家需要在该组织的治理方面拥有更多发言权。只有这样它们才会相信自己不会沦为政治操纵的受害者。