IMF

国际货币基金组织(IMF)第一副总裁约翰•利普斯基(John Lipsky)称，尽管最近市场有所波动，且不断扩散的美国次级抵押贷款市场危机引起了人们的担心，但全球经济的前景仍然“非常有利”。

Speaking on the sidelines of a meeting in Australia of finance ministers from the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation economies, Mr Lipsky said yesterday the IMF would not revise its forecast that the world economy would grow 5.2 per cent his year.

利普斯基昨日在澳大利亚出席亚太经合组织(APEC)财长会议期间表示，IMF不会修改其对全球经济今年将增长5.2%的预期。亚太经合组织共有21个成员。

He acknowledged that there were “downside risks” to the global economy based on high energy prices and financial market volatility, but said it should not be a surprise if investors in high-return investment funds suffered from the subprime problems.

他承认，由于能源价格高企、金融市场动荡，全球经济存在“下滑风险”。但他表示，高收益投资基金的投资者因为次级抵押贷款市场问题吃些苦头，也不应该太令人吃惊。