"Nero's ghost in Istanbul
By Hossein Askari
Long before the onset of the financial crisis, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was well on its way to becoming irrelevant in international finance and international economics. Countries, even those with a low credit rating, instead of turning to the IMF for balance of payments financing, were relying more and more on private markets."
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