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Tim Geithner: It is a very good thing for the country that private investors are willing to come in and, in effect, take the…

On the recordDecember 9, 2009
It is a very good thing for the country that private investors are willing to come in and, in effect, take the government out of those positions.
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Tim Geithner
New York

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Geithner highlights the positive role of private investors in repaying government funds.

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