Europe's failure is damaging confidence in Ireland -- IMF

THE sharp divisions between Ireland's bailout partners were brought into the open yesterday when the IMF's Ajai Chopra criticised Europe's response to the crisis.Flanked by his European counterparts at a press conference in the European Commission's Dublin headquarters, Mr Chopra said the EU was creating a "contagion'' effect which was unhelpful for Ireland."The problems that Ireland faces are not just an Irish problem," said Mr Chopra. "They're a shared European problem."What we need

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