La notícia es va difondre el mateix dia que es va anunciar la dimissió del president de l'entitat financera, Rodrigo Rato, exministre d'economia del Govern d'Aznar i expresident del FMI (Fons Monetari Internacional).
The news circulated the same day that the the resignation of the head of the financial institution, Rodrigo Rato, was announced. Rato also served as an economy minister in Aznar's government and as president of the IMF (International Monetary Fund).