The International Monetary Fund fought hard and successfully to join the eurozone governments and the European Central Bank when a rescue for Greece was launched more than two long years ago. It has not been a happy experience. The Greek economy has underperformed growth and debt targets and is now enmeshed in a post-election tangle. Unless there is a sharp reduction in the disarray and denial among the fund’s European co-lenders, it is time the IMF handed the reins over to them.
兩年多以前(這是漫長的兩年)對希臘進行紓困時,國際貨幣基金組織(IMF)曾與歐元區各國政府以及歐洲央行(ECB)共同努力,而這種努力也成功了。然而,過程并不令人愉快。希臘經濟一直未能達到增長和債務方面的目標,如今又陷入大選后的混亂狀態。除非這種混亂狀態出現較大改觀,歐元區其他借款人也同意幫忙,否則IMF如今就應該考慮“撒手不管”。