The failure so far of the US Congress to ratify the IMF reform package agreed to by G-20 finance ministers and central-bank governors in 2010 is the latest breach of trust – one that makes the promise of adequate representation for emerging economies seem like a shell game. America’s unwillingness or inability to ratify the package – which includes doubling the IMF’s funding quota and shifting 6% of the new total, together with two directorships, to developing countries – undoubtedly contributed to the decision by the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) to establish their own development bank.
美国国会没有批准2010年G20财政部长和央行行长达成一致的IMF改革方案是信任缺失的最新写照，这让使新经济体获得充分代表的承诺成了一场骗局。毫无疑问，美国不愿或不能批准IMF改革方案——包括IMF融资配额扩大一倍，并将新总量的6%和两个董事职位分配给发展中国家——刺激了金砖国家（巴西、俄罗斯、印度、中国和南非）决定成立自己的开发银行。