International Monetary Fund (IMF) boss Christine Lagarde and German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble went on collision course on Thursday (11 October) on the subject of eurozone debt and deficits.
Speaking at TV debate in the IMF's annual meeting in Tokyo, Lagarde said that countries should not be obliged to keep to ambitious deficit reduction targets if their economies remained stagnant, adding that higher public spending and tax cuts could be used as stimulus measures.
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Already a member? Login hereBenjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.