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Gary Peters: “I think the role of the IMF was extraordinarily important in the global recovery from the very severe financial crisis…”

On the recordApril 23, 2013
I think the role of the IMF was extraordinarily important in the global recovery from the very severe financial crisis of 2008.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Peters emphasizes the IMF's critical role during the 2008 financial crisis.

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