We must learn to do without the IMF

According to an economist, calling on the expertise of the International Monetary Fund helped save the euro at the height of the crisis, however, the personal involvement of the head of the ECB and the creation of specific financial tools have now made recourse to the IMF unnecessary. Also the decision of Brazil and a number of other countries to withdraw their support for the IMF programme in Greece once again reposed the question of IMF assistance to eurozone member states and whether it is really needed.