NEW YORK – This year’s annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund made clear that Europe and the international community remain rudderless when it comes to economic policy. Financial leaders, from finance ministers to leaders of private financial institutions, reiterated the current mantra: the crisis countries have to get their houses in order, reduce their deficits, bring down their national debts, undertake structural reforms, and promote growth.
纽约—今年的IMF年会清楚地表明，欧洲和国际社会对经济政策还是一头雾水。财政领导人们——不管是财政部长还是私人财政机构——不断地念念有词，说危机国必须收拾好自己的房子，削减自己的债务，降低自己的国民债务水平，实施结构性改革，并努力刺激增长。需要重塑信心这一点被反复重申。