Even more significantly, the IMF has emerged from the London meeting with substantially greater resources, as well as new responsibilities. The G-20 promised to triple the Fund’s lending capacity (from $250 billion to $750 billion), issue $250 billion of new Special Drawing Rights (a reserve asset made up of a basket of major currencies), and permit the Fund to borrow in capital markets (which it has never done) if necessary.
Und im Vorfeld des G-20-Gipfels in London wurden die Kreditvergabepraktiken gründlich überarbeitet, wobei man von den althergebrachten Konditionalitäten abwich und die Kriterien für Länder zur Kreditaufnahme aufweichte.