Normal limits on access to IMF resources are being doubled – a development consistent with the growing consensus that the Fund’s lending capacity needs to be at least doubled given the severity of this crisis. This is extremely important, since few things are as fatal to the credibility of a policy package as insufficient financing.
第三，能够从IMF获得的借款数量也被大幅度提高。向IMF求援的标准资金限额增加了一倍，这一进展和人们日渐达成的共识相一致，即：考虑到危机的严重性，IMF的借款能力 至少 需要增加一倍。这一点至关重要：对于一揽子政策的可信度而言，几乎没有什么比缺乏资金更致命了。