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Questions 27-31
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A government can undergo austerity measures by cutting spending and/or raising (27) If banks do not believe that a government will settle its debts, they may ask for (28) that are too high to pay back. In these cases, the IMF is sometimes prepared to lend money to these governments. One of the conditions of IMF loans is that recipient countries undergo austerity measures to reduce their (29) and repay any debts.
The IMF has attracted criticism for its role in Asia after the 1997 financial crisis. The crisis was caused when international investors pulled their money out of the region at once, causing (30) to fail and unemployment to rise. The IMF’s austerity measures set conditions that lowered incomes and (31) . These policies have caused great suffering internationally.