Suddenly, the world turned upside down: “rich” countries were running large deficits and, in some cases, tipping from net creditor status to net indebtedness, while “poor” countries were running surpluses and accumulating large stocks of external assets, including financial claims on Western economies.
突然间，世界来了个天翻地覆：“发达”国家出现了巨额赤字，有的还从净债权人变成了净债务人，而“贫穷”国家出现了盈余并积累起了巨额外部资产存量，包括对西方经济体的金融权利。