Clinton also called on Congress to take additional steps to help farmers, including expanded eligibility for loans and more flexibility in subsidy programs so farmers can plant other crops when their primary crops fail.

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An even more market-friendly approach would be to fund these loans into an administered fund in the IMF, which would provide more flexibility for the loans, but would not guarantee that countries are willing to accept direct credit risk from recipient countries.

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Interest margins will inevitably be squeezed because of the new rules allowing banks flexibility on setting rates for deposits and loans.

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