In a paper, IMF chief economist Olivier Blanchard

  • doubts the EU can deliver on aid promises.
  • Other European nations do not need to take as drastic measures as Greece.
  • The depreciation of the euro is not good news for the United States.
  • Markets still doubt whether Greece will be able to repay its debts given its past history
  • the EU-IMF bailout for the euro zone is sufficient, Blanchard says