At the same time the fund still has no clout over countries it does not lend to, even if their policies hurt the global economy (as the excess build-up of reserves, especially in China, surely did).

与此同时，IMF对于那些没有从它那借款的国家却没有丝毫的影响力，即使那些国家的政策危害了全球经济(比如过度的外汇储备，尤其是中国)。

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Still,it does not hurt to build a business on a holiday celebrated worldwide.

VOA: special.2009.12.25