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It is possible to take out some of the [populist] anger. But you really do have to have a good executive response. We will have to see how that works out.
Raghuram Rajan, former governor, Reserve Bank of India
Maybe there were some attempts to influence us in the past, but over the last three years, we have made it clear that such interference is unacceptable.
Yakiv Smolii, governor, National Bank of Ukraine
China may do some things to reduce the trade imbalance with the US. But actually, the bilateral trade balance does not mean very much. We need to discuss the multilateral balance.
Zhou Xiaochuan, former governor, People’s Bank of China
Monetary base targeting is insufficient and unsustainable to tame inflation and stabilise the economy.
Martin Redrado, former governor, Central Bank of Argentina
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