There is no stability without solidarity and no solidarity without stability.

Norway or Switzerland are two marvelous countries, I very much admire, the most advanced countries in the world in fact with great qualities of life.

By the way, the European Union Member States together - even the euro area Member States together - are by far the biggest contributors to the IMF.

What people call serendipity sometimes is just having your eyes open.

Growth based on debt is unsustainable, artificial.

I have full confidence in the IMF. It is a very strong international institution.

I believe that Europe without Britain at the heart will be less reform-driven, less open, less international Europe.