When Nicolas Sarkozy launched the French presidency of the Group of 20 leading nations, he picked the slogan “New World, New Ideas”. His ambition was to transform Cannes into a new Bretton Woods, as the summit would redesign global economic governance and the international monetary system. However laudable, these projects should be delayed for better times. With the markets in turmoil and the eurozone in danger of collapse, this can only be a time for short-termism.
當尼古拉•薩科吉(Nicolas Sarkozy)啓動法國的20國集團(G20)主席國任期時,他選定的口號是「新世界、新觀念」(New World, New Ideas)。當時,他的雄心是讓戛納峯會成爲新的佈雷頓森林(Bretton Woods)會議,在這場峯會上對全球經濟治理和國際貨幣體系進行重新設計。無論這些計劃多麼值得稱道,它們都應當推遲到更合適的時候。在市場陷入動盪、歐元區面臨崩潰危險之際,現在只能是關注短期問題的時候。