That may be an ASEAN or Asian monetary facility -- not a fund, but a facility from which the countries in most distress can draw some help.

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Countries can escape from the tyranny of the markets by turning to official lenders: other countries, the International Monetary Fund or the European Financial Stability Facility.

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And if the price is unbearably large, would it make sense for Spain to request a bailout from the International Monetary Fund or the eurozone's European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) or both?

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