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May 21, 2012

"You have consequences on growth, you have consequences on trade and you have consequences on financial markets... You can certainly assume it would be quite messy."

- CHRISTINE LAGARDEIMF chief, regarding the possibility of Greece leaving the eurozone, and its potential consequences
April 20, 2012

"An uneasy calm remains. One has the feeling that any moment, things could well get very bad again."

- OLIVIER BLANCHARDthe International Monetary Fund's chief economist. Some of the same spoilers that interrupted the recovery in 2010 and 2011 have emerged again, raising fears that the winter's economic strength might dissipate in the spring.
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"A global world needs global firewalls."

- CHRISTINE LAGARDEhead of the International Monetary Fund, on the importance of a permanent fund for euro zone lending

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