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主题：【文摘】IMF总裁确认中国投票权将大幅增加 -- parishg
家园 【文摘】IMF总裁确认中国投票权将大幅增加 扬子晚报 2009-09-26
Key comment: America knows that EU is not strong enough for a complete showdown and a destruction of the whole system. So it created the credit crisis, spread virus to Europe and now asks Europe to pay the price. Very smart diplomatic move. It also dismantles any possibility of Euro-Asia cooperation vs. Island regions (UK, America, Australia).
One danger here: the actual title should be "UK, France oppose". Divion starts to appear between these two Anglo brothers.
Overall, China is the winner, but partially hijacked by fellow Asians, such as Korea and India. I do not understand why South Korea qualifies for enlarged representation in IMF, given its poor financial record in the last 10 years. America gave in to China a bit, but not without dirty back-of-the-door balancing act.
Keep in mind: investment in IMF is the most "profitable" investment done by the US gov. It gives it key power to create and bend rules in its favor and strike any competing nation in times of crucial moment. Much better than China's senseless investment in Blackstone.
France opposed to reducing IMF board seats
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Saturday September 19, 2009 04:09:17 AM GMT
Reuters News
G20-FRANCE/IMF
PARIS, Sept 18 (Reuters) - France is opposed to the U.S. proposal of reducing the number of International Monetary Fund (IMF) board seats from 24, a French official said on Friday.
The United States would like to cut the number of seats on the board to 20 as part of a broader reform aimed at giving more voice to developing countries. The subject will be on the agenda at a Sept 24-25 meeting of G20 leaders in Pittsburgh.
The board of directors votes on IMF lending decisions. Europe has eight seats on the board and is under pressure from other countries, including developing nations, to cut down.
"We know that our place in the world is not what it was...We are ready for a reform of the IMF," the French official said.
"But we are reticent to the idea of reducing the number of chairs at the board of the IMF."
The official said that the current structure, which includes two African seats and one each for Iran and Egypt, did not reflect the set up of the G20.
"If we go from 24 to 20, what do we do? Get rid of them," he said.
But the official said it was inevitable that over the longer term, there would be fewer European chairs at the IMF because of changes in the world economy. (Reporting by Anna Willard)
25日，为期两天的二十国集团第三次金融峰会在匹兹堡落下帷幕。G20峰会期间，国际货币基金组织(IMF)总裁卡恩，在接受央视财经频道记者、本报特约记者芮成钢独家专访时认为，当前尤其要防止贸易保护主义抬头。同时表示，他支持提高中国在IMF的发言权。据了解，目前美国在IMF的份额比例为 17.4%，中国仅占3.72%。
无就业的复苏将加大保护主义的诱惑
芮成钢：世界上很多人都感到非常失望。因为自从伦敦G20会议之后，几乎每隔三两天就会有一个G20成员国出台有保护主义倾向的政策。如果世界将经历无就业的复苏，那么保护主义的现象是否会增加?像美国这样的很多国家是否会违背自己做出过的承诺?
卡恩：首先，我们当前面临的挑战是无就业的复苏。欧洲经济已经开始增长，如果一切按计划进行，预计到2010年上半年世界经济将呈现正增长。但是有一个风险那就是就业率无法增加，会形成无就业的复苏。这时保护主义的诱惑就非常大了。
目前来说各国在这方面做出的努力并不够，几乎所有国家的政府都只顾自己，发生了一些大大小小的案例。未来将会如何我不确定，但是我认为世界各国都应该努力避免形成保护主义的氛围。历史给我们很多教训，保护主义从来没有好结果。对实施保护政策的国家，和被保护政策限制的国家都没有好处。我持比较乐观的态度，这还要看形势发展，但是我认为大多数国家还是会约束本国内保护主义的倾向的。
除限制高管薪酬，还要修改金融体系
芮成钢：盖特纳部长表示今年年底将出台限制高管薪酬的草案大纲，您是否认为薪酬问题只是问题的表现形式，而不是产生问题的根本原因?
卡恩：在经济危机的时期，政府用公众资金救助银行，但是有一些人的收入仍然非常高，这不仅仅是道德问题。一个人的冒险行为导致最终整个社会都要为此买单。但这只是一个因素，最终我们还是要修改银行的资本担保系统、会计体系，还要改革这个非常有诱惑力的薪酬体系。
我们一定要解决薪酬的问题，但这不是唯一需要解决的问题。金融体系仍然需要修复，需要整改。如果我们不改革，未来它还有可能引发其他问题。
中国在IMF投票权将获得最大增幅
芮成钢： 您认为中国的投票权应当占IMF总投票权的百分之多少，才能够恰当的反映中国在世界财经和经济领域的地位和实力?肯定不会是现在荷兰和比利时总和的这个百分比吧?
卡恩：当然，世界发生了变化。现在正是调整IMF成员国投票权比例的时机。中国的投票权肯定要大幅增加。其他国家的变化不会很大，有的国家增加一点，有的降低一点。变化和调整最大的国家应该就是中国。我与胡主席进行了长时间的会谈，他表示中国希望扮演更重要的角色，拥有更多的发言权，承担更多的风险，并已经准备好承担更多的责任。另一方面，中国也需要在IMF有足够发言权和代表权。
背景资料：
根据IMF网站公布的数据，目前美国独享该组织16.77％的投票权和17.09％的份额，欧盟的投票权和份额则分别占到31.98％和32.38％。按照IMF协议，许多重要决策，如份额的调整、特别提款权的分配、章程的修改等均需要85％的票数通过，因此美国事实上享有一票否决权。
“金砖四国”在IMF中的投票权和份额分别仅占9.62％和9.76％，中国仅占3.66％和3.72％。
家园 减谁的份额? - 复 减谁的份额?
家园 英国和法国 - 复 英国和法国
家园 好像还在斗争吧。美国想要欧盟出，欧盟不想出 - 复 英国和法国
家园 份额？ 减多少？
其它国家又增加多少呢？
同问！
- 复 英国和法国
家园 根据？ - 复 根据？
家园 网上挺多的 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/emerging-economies-battle-for-more-voting-rights-at-imf-1794358.html
Given that the US is the only one of the IMF’s 186 member states with a power of veto, based on a 17 per cent voting share, it has less to lose from reform than its foot-dragging European colleagues. Britain and France are particularly reluctant to endorse the changes, given that they could slip below China in the pecking order if there are significant increases in China’s quotas. They also stand to lose their permanent seats on the IMF noard of governors, but pressure for an agreement is mounting.http://www.euractiv.com/en/euro/china-may-overtake-britain-france-imf-vote/article-185718?_print
The United States has proposed a 5% shift in voting power from developed countries to some "dynamic" emerging economies. China could overtake France and Britain in IMF voting power. The main emerging economies have countered with a proposed 7% shift.Tensions over IMF threaten to mar G20
UK and French officials were exasperated on Thursday by US proposals that could threaten both countries’ seats on the IMF board of directors, the Financial Times has learnt. Under the US plans, the IMF board would be cut from 24 seats to 20 with fewer European representatives.The UK and France publicly support the reweighting of the IMF’s shareholding structure to give a greater voice to the larger developing countries – including China and India – but not at the expense of their permanent board seats.
The sweep of the US proposal took Britain and France by surprise. They have argued in response that all issues about reform of the institution should be on the table, including whether the US should retain its de facto veto at the IMF.
不知道老美这次捅欧洲一刀算不算委员长访美的成功之一。