All of the following issues were discussed as options for reforming the international financial architecture EXCEPT

A) how high an interest rate the lender of last resort should charge when it makes loans.
B) the length of the payback period.
C) the size of the loans.
D) the moral hazard problem associated with a lender of last resort.
E) if the lender of last resort (i.e., the IMF) should consult and collaborate with other international institutions such as the United Nations and the WTO.


E

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