The time has come to end this charade. The debts are unaffordable. If they won't cancel the debts I would suggest obstruction; you do it yourselves. Africa should say: 'thank you very much but we need this money to meet the needs of children who are dying right now so we will put the debt servicing payments into urgent social investment in health, education, drinking water, control of AIDS and other needs.'

The truth of good economic doctoring is to know the general principles, and to really know the specifics. To understand the context, and also, to understand that an economy may need some tender loving care, not just the so-called hard truths, if it's going to get by.

I believe myself that there's a great deal more interest and engagement among Americans than our politicians recognize.

The longer you wait, the less fun. If you wait until the bitter end, the whole economy can be destroyed.

At the most basic level, the key to ending extreme poverty is to enable the poorest of the poor to get their foot on the ladder of development.

I think the IMF helped to detonate the Indonesian crisis.

Russia has gone through eight years of continuing economic pain.