Group 20 affirms IMF role in combating the crisis

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Strauss-Kahn told a press conference after the G-20 summit that the IMF’s role in helping to combat the global economic crisis and reinforce the financial system had been reaffirmed in a variety of ways.

• Economic forecaster. IMF economic forecasts were now the central reference point for countries planning how to respond to the crisis. The IMF is forecasting that the...