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17 May 2023 Conversations with Tyler Simon Johnson on Banking, Technology, and Prosperity
“I think when autocrats behave badly and aggressively and invade other countries and otherwise mess with the world and the world economy, you should not have them at the big table.”
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- 17 May 2023
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…Speaking of the IMF, today, how would you reform the IMF? I would remove the Russians from the board of directors. I think that having the Russians there in that role is inappropriate, problematic. I think the way that Russia has acted over the past year, and arguably longer, is outside what’s acceptable for nations. I’m very sad that this has not happened. I think when autocrats behave badly and aggressively and invade other countries and otherwise mess with the world and the world economy, you should not have them at the big table. If they want to behave better, sure, let them back in, but I don’t think the Russians belong at the IMF right now. I’m fine with that, but how would you improve the positive program for what the fund does?…
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