IMF Strauss-Kahn activated Emergency Funding

IMF Int'l monetary fund"I activated emergency procedures so the IMF can respond quickly... to be able to answer problems that may happen in some of the emerging countries," IMF Managing Director Dominique...

Frenchman takes IMF helm with promise of reform

""Historically we have been used to thinking of Washington being the blockage, but right now the blockage is in fact in Europe," said Domenico Lombardi, president of the Oxford Institute for Economic Policy, which aims to bridge the gap between academic and policymakers. With...

Strauss-Kahn wants to cut costs, integrate emerging nations at IMF

"At a press conference in Paris, the former French finance minister said that reducing IMF staff was one of the options to make it more cost-efficient. "There is no reason that this institution cannot be more...

IMF poised to name Strauss-Kahn new chief

"Backed by the European Union and the United States, the former French Socialist finance minister is virtually assured to succeed IMF managing director Rodrigo Rato, who is stepping down next month. The change in...

With US backing, Strauss-Kahn sails toward top IMF post

""I urge the (IMF) Board to positively consider the candidacy of Dominique Strauss-Kahn" to succeed Rato, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said in a statement. "The US is supporting Mr. Strauss-Kahn because we...

Socialist Votes In France

"Socialist Votes In France Tonignt the Socialist party will decide if they want want a woman or a man to be their candidate for the presidential elections next April. Could it be Ségolène Royal or the two...

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