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Reform of international monetary system: off the agenda?

Many commentators have attributed the sequence of crises in emerging markets since the 1980s and the global financial crisis of 2008/09 at least partly to shortcomings of the international monetary system. Yet calls for reform have fallen on stony ground. With memories of the crisis beginning to fade and global imbalances having narrowed, there is little chance of any radical change being agreed in the near future.

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