Another piece of good news is that the Europeans have now given up their claim on naming the IMF’s managing director (as have the Americans their corresponding claim on the World Bank presidency). These senior officials are henceforth to be selected “through an open, transparent, and merit-based selection process.”
另一个好消息是，欧洲各国现在已经放弃他们对重新任命货币基金组织总裁的声明（正如美国人对世界银行主席的相关声明）。今后，这些高级官员要“通过一种公开、透明与优良品质为先的选举程序”进行选拔。这样能让该组织更好地实行管理（尽管斯特劳斯-卡恩的领导力堪称典范），并将提高两大权威机构在发展中国家心目中的合法性。