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The International Monetary Fund says it needs to raise hundreds of billions of dollars so it can give out new loans to countries in urgent need of financial support. The IMF said it was exploring options for raising the extra money. From Brussels, Chris Morris reports.
国际货币基金组织称需筹集数千亿美元,为急需财政支持的国家提供新贷款。IMF称目前正寻找筹集额外资金的途径,Chris Morris在布鲁塞尔报道。
The IMF estimates that it needs about $500bn in additional funding to try to ensure that the instability swirling around the eurozone doesn't create further problems for the global economy. Countries which use the euro have pinned their hopes for some time on a build-up in IMF resources. They want it to help create a much larger financial firewall to prevent the eurozone debt crisis engulfing larger economies, such as Italy and Spain. EU countries - not including Britain - have already agreed to contribute about $200bn to the IMF, but that leaves a considerable gap to be filled.
IMF估计,为使欧元区的动荡不对全球经济造成更多危害,还需5000亿美元资金。欧元国家把希望寄托在IMF上,希望IMF能加强自身资源,希望建立更强大的金融防火墙,防止欧洲危机波及诸如意大利和西班牙的其他经济体。不包括英国在内的欧盟各国一致同意向IMF提供2000亿美元,但资金缺口仍很大。