Tuesday, April 20, 2010

IMF Survey: Government Borrowing Is Rising Risk to World Financial System

IMF Survey: Government Borrowing Is Rising Risk to World Financial System: "But the biggest threats have moved from the private to the public sectors in advanced economies. Governments not only took on many of the bad assets from private institutions but due to the recession face continuing heavy borrowing needs for the next few years. Slow growth in the real economy and high unemployment will retard tax revenues and require higher government spending—such as on unemployment benefits and job creation activities."
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That's the way it looks to me.

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