Timothy Geithner: Congress Can ‘Make Growth Stronger’ In ‘Near Term’

“* EU leaders committed, have the means to resolve crisis – Geithner

* U.S Congress must also do more to boost growth – Geithner

* Expectations mount on ECB action at Thursday policy meeting

Aug 1 (Reuters) – United States Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has called on European leaders to do more to solve the region’s debt crisis, including lowering interest rates for those countries that are undertaking painful reforms.

Interviewed on Bloomberg Television in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Geithner said the euro zone had to take steps including “bringing down interest rates in the countries that are reforming and making sure those banking systems can provide the credit those economies need.”

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