Multiple choice general knowledge

Who made the comment that the current crisis is "a once-in-a-century credit tsunami" ?

  1. George W Bush

  2. Alan Greenspan

  3. Gordon Brown

  4. Nicolas Sarkozy
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Alan Greenspan, former Federal Reserve Chair, famously described the 2008 financial crisis as 'a once-in-a-century credit tsunami.' This quote captured the unprecedented scale of the global financial meltdown. George W Bush was President at the time, Gordon Brown was UK Prime Minister, and Nicolas Sarkozy was French President - none made this specific characterization.

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