The IMF remains blind to global imbalances
The article linked to below from the Guardian by Larry Elliott argues that there are significant global imbalances in the world economy and that the IMF has to an extent ignored these imbalances. He argues that the sub-prime mortgage crisis, exchange rate movements and the rapid rise in oil prices are creating significant problems for the world economy.
IMF remains blind to the looming crisis Guardian (22/10/07)
Questions
| 1. | Explain the main global imbalances identified by Larry Elliott in the article. |
| 2. | Analyse the likely impact of these imbalances on the global level of economic growth. |
| 3. | Explain the statement in the article: “Like many other countries in the region, the lesson China learned from the Asian financial crisis of 1997 was that it needed to build up a war chest of foreign exchange reserves that could be deployed in the event of a speculative attack.” |