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  • The approach that the Europeans have developed to tackle the crisis is essentially one that skews all the possible burden to the country under stress. And this is what the [United States] is most afraid of.

    April 9, 2013, Domenico Lombardi, Washington Post

  • [The U.S.Treasury’s statement on a resolution for Cyprus's financial crisis shows] concern that the plan [to place a tax on bank deposits] may create instability beyond the borders of Cyprus to the rest of euro zone and even beyond the euro zone. You can read the concern between the lines.

    March 18, 2013, Domenico Lombardi, Bloomberg

  • Turnaround: Third World Lessons for First World Growth

    March 15, 2013

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  • Having spearheaded IMF reform efforts in the first place, the U.S. is now holding its completion back.

    March 11, 2013, Domenico Lombardi, Financial Times

  • Italy's Election and the Euro Crisis

    February 27, 2013, Domenico Lombardi

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  • At this stage, the most urgent item [for Italy] is the formation of a new cabinet with a grand coalition in order to carry out the most needed reforms before returning to the polls.

    February 25, 2013, Domenico Lombardi, Bloomberg

  • [Without U.S. approval] the whole effort to make the IMF a more accountable, more legitimate institution worldwide cannot really be fulfilled.

    February 15, 2013, Domenico Lombardi, Bloomberg

  • There has been huge liquidity pumped into the system, but only a fraction translates [into economic support for businesses and households in the United States, Japan, Britain and the euro zone.]

    February 14, 2013, Domenico Lombardi, Washington Post

  • Certainly there is going to be a lot of talk about currency valuation, and maybe some reference in the [G20] communique [in Moscow], although most of it will be below the surface.

    February 11, 2013, Domenico Lombardi, Financial Times

  • Mr. Tsipras Comes to Washington

    January 25, 2013, William J. Antholis and Domenico Lombardi

  • Greece and the Economic Challenges Ahead: A Conversation with Greek Opposition Leader Alexis Tsipras

    January 22, 2013

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  • The largest sources of uncertainty for the U.S. are internal, and foreign leaders may want to understand that.

    January 11, 2013, Domenico Lombardi, Bloomberg

  • IMF Concerned With the Pace of France’s Economic Reform

    January 8, 2013, Domenico Lombardi

  • Brookings Survey on Eurozone Progress

    December 12, 2012, Justin Vaïsse, Douglas J. Elliott, Domenico Lombardi and Thomas Wright

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  • President Obama Hits the Ground Running in Europe and China

    December 2012, Domenico Lombardi

  • The IMF in Greece: Marking New Territory

    November 26, 2012, Domenico Lombardi

  • IMF + ECB = OMT

    November 2012, Domenico Lombardi

  • Spain’s Risky “Wait-and-See” Attitude and the Consequences for the Eurozone

    October 24, 2012, Domenico Lombardi

  • In addition to accepting a much more diluted influence among the G-20, Japan needs to adjust to the reality of no longer being the single most important power in Asia.

    October 14, 2012, Domenico Lombardi, Wall Street Journal

  • The [International Monetary Fund's] executive board is really the policy-making body of the institution. If you have a stronger voice in the executive board, you end up affecting the policies and the program of the institution.

    October 14, 2012, Domenico Lombardi, Bloomberg

  • Will Spain’s Debt Crisis Impact Italy?

    October 10, 2012, Domenico Lombardi

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  • IMF 2012 Annual Meeting: Venturing Into Uncharted Waters

    October 5, 2012, Domenico Lombardi

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  • We are very close to a full blown systemic crisis of the euro area and it is the IMF's duty to make sure the situation is stabilized. The conditions in which the IMF involvement will take place are extremely challenging and unprecedented. It puts the IMF at the heart of the euro area policymaking machinery.

    October 2, 2012, Domenico Lombardi, Reuters

  • [The Outright Monetary Transactions program] will work if the expectation of unlimited support is not altered or compromised in some way. The key word is unlimited. It has been said in words, but the actions that follow will have to be consistent.

    September 25, 2012, Domenico Lombardi, Reuters

  • The European Central Bank’s Bond Buying Program: Is Berlin the Greatest Beneficiary?

    September 25, 2012, Domenico Lombardi

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