In an interview with Bloomberg TV,
Lagarde said that the unconventional measure of negative rates of short term,
in which commercial banks pay to the central banks to store their money, had
probably contributed to stronger economic growth.
"Implement these negative rates
under the current circumstances was a good thing," he added.
Several European central banks and
the Bank of Japan have taken these measures during the last year with a view to
increasing the circulation of money in the economy and generate more investment
and more expenses.
The economy of Japan has been
recovering since the Second World War, and this helps the global economy
although the company Americans prefer to invest in the Japanese market and
contribute to the economic growth of that country.
Currently Japan is one of the most
advanced industrialized countries of the world leaving to one side to China.
In theory, this mechanism should
work, but economists are currently studying its effect in Europe and Japan,
with the fear that generate suspicion among consumers to consume. It is expected that for the next year
the interest rates come down 10% of what it was paying.