Conclusion and outlook  Let me conclude. Almost six years after the outbreak of the financial crisis in summer 2007 the economic situation in the euro area is far from back to normal.
4  BIS central bankers’ speeches  •  IMF should talk more to financial market participants – not just large banks but other players – hedge funds, PE firms, AMCs etc. Question 3: How should the IMF tailor its advice to different economies across the world? Is it doing a good job of this?