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INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND:IAN VASQUEZ
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Congressional Testimony
04-21-1998
The International Monetary Fund
Testimony of Ian Vasquez Director, Project on Global Economic Liberty Cato
Institute
before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Banking and Financial
Services General Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
April 21, 1998
My name is Ian Vasquez and I direct the Project on Global Economic Liberty
at the Cato Institute. I would like to thank ...
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