3  “You’re the Dutch central bank, not an NGO!”, said some. Well, our institution has been around for over two centuries. We take the long-term view. And believe me, central bankers and prudential supervisors love the concept “long term”. It is in our genes.
Should it not be more proactive in dissemination of its findings and in urging action? IMF needs to be more consultative •  There has been a lot said and written about how the IMF economists must be more open minded, less ideological, be bold enough to question orthodoxies and brave enough to differ from established wisdom.