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International Monetary Fund officials

Fri. March 19, 2010

Former IMF official says SBP needs independence

Daily Times
March 19, 2010

Islamabad: Former International Monetary Fund (IMF) Director for Middle Eastern Region Mohsin S Khan has stressed indepedence of State ...

Asian shares end mostly up, exporters lift Tokyo

MarketWatch
March 19, 2010

... reflecting talk that the country would seek aid from the International Monetary Fund. A senior Greek official said Thursday the government could ...

Australia dlr record high vs euro; Greece woes flares

Ninemsn
March 19, 2010

... aid at from the European Union and may seek International Monetary Fund aid instead in April. * The report, which quoted an unidentified Greek official, ...

US China Currency Dispute Heating Up

Money Morning
March 19, 2010

Those remarks came shortly after a key International Monetary Fund (IMF) official flatly stated that the currency is severely undervalued. ...

Ukraine to Receive IMF Mission Next Week to Resume Loan Talks

BusinessWeek
March 19, 2010

March 19 (Bloomberg) -- Ukraine will receive a visit from an International Monetary Fund mission next week to resume talks on the ...

Strauss-Kahn Says EU Needs to Do More on Managing Bank Crises

BusinessWeek
March 19, 2010

March 19 (Bloomberg) -- International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said European Union policy makers are not ...

Reuters

BusinessWeek
March 19, 2010

March 19 (Bloomberg) -- President Nicolas Sarkozy opposes Germany's call for an International Monetary Fund loan to Greece, ...

NEWSMAKER-Shaikh likely to push Pakistani fiscal discipline

Reuters
March 18, 2010

He must also try to strike a balance between policy demands by the International Monetary Fund, which provides critical financial support for Pakistan, ...

Copper Falls in London as Dollar Gains on Concern About Greece

BusinessWeek
March 18, 2010

The single European currency weakened today after a Greek official was cited as saying the country had little hope of aid from a European Union Summit next ...

IMF Official: Euro Zone Needs New Problem-Solving Framework

NASDAQ
March 18, 2010

... manage risk and resolve fiscal crises, said Ajai Chopra, deputy director of the International Monetary Fund's European department at a forum Wednesday. ...

Stocks headed for early pop

CNNMoney.com
March 18, 2010

Reports cite an official from the debt-ridden country as saying that Greece may have to turn to the International Monetary Fund for financial help amid ...

Wheat, Soybeans Fall as Stronger Dollar Cuts US Crop Appeal

BusinessWeek
March 18, 2010

A Greek official was cited as saying the country had little hope of aid from a European Union Summit next week and may seek help from the International ...

Hong Kong Stocks Fall as Oil Prices Drop; China Mobile Gains

BusinessWeek
March 18, 2010

... help from the International Monetary Fund over the April 2 to April 4 Easter weekend, Dow Jones said, citing a senior Greek official it didn't name. ...

Global Reality Challenges IMF's Free Market Gospel

NPR
March 18, 2010

After six decades of zealously promoting free market economic policies, the International Monetary Fund has traded its dogmatism for ...

World Bank Urges China to Bolster Rates and Let Currency Rise

New York Times
March 18, 2010

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund. In its quarterly assessment of China, which is poised to overtake Japan ...

Gold steadies as haven buying offsets weak euro

Reuters
March 18, 2010

A Greek official quoted in a newswire report said Greece was growing increasingly pessimistic about the prospect of help at a March 25 European Union Summit ...

Hungary Fidesz Official: IMF Talks Not On Future Developments

NASDAQ
March 18, 2010

The budget deficit could be higher than the official target owing to "items that are currently not included in the budget," Varga said. IMF officials ...

Stiglitz, Sakakibara Say US Wants Weak Dollar to Spur Growth

BusinessWeek
March 18, 2010

American officials have advocated that a strong dollar is in the national interest and defended the stance because of its status as a key global currency. ...

Ukraine Seeks Funding Abroad as IMF Poised to Return

BusinessWeek
March 18, 2010

By Daryna Krasnolutska March 18 (Bloomberg) -- Ukraine is planning a return to capital markets outside its borders after the International Monetary Fund ...

Financial Post

Wall Street Journal
March 18, 2010

Earlier Tuesday, Greek government officials held out little hope for an EU aid package at next week's EU summit. The official said Greece may approach the ...

* IMF to visit Ukraine by end of March

Reuters
March 17, 2010

Kiev, March 17 (Reuters) - An International Monetary Fund mission will visit Ukraine at the end of March to discuss a ...

Euro fund not just for Greece

Times LIVE
March 14, 2010

Schaeuble has been a strong proponent of a Europe-only institution similar to the International Monetary Fund that would act in response to situations such ...

Kind words from the IMF, no less!

East African
March 14, 2010

Kenya last week received a rare accolade from visiting International Monetary Fund managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn on the steps the country had ...

Schaeuble: Stricken economies should quit euro as last resort

Earthtimes (press release)
March 12, 2010

Schaeuble also defended the concept of a "European Monetary Fund," modelled on the International Monetary Fund, which he had presented to the German media ...

RBI lends $10 bn to help IMF build a 'war chest'

Economic Times
March 12, 2010

Mumbai: RBI has done its bit to help economies struggling from the global financial crisis, by lending $10 billion to the International Monetary Fund's war ...

IMF boss impressed by Africa's recovery

Daily Nation
March 12, 2010

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn (L) speaks with Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki (R) at his office in Nairobi, Kenya, ...

IMF's `Ghostbusters' Best Choice for Greece

The News Journal
March 12, 2010

Or the International Monetary Fund? Senior officials, including ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet, have suggested it would be a humiliation for a Euro-area ...

Turkey and the IMF: the beginning of a new era

Today's Zaman
March 12, 2010

Wednesday's call for the suspension of prolonged talks over a possible stand-by deal by both the Turkish government and the International Monetary Fund ...

IMF to consider resuming Ukraine program-official

Reuters
March 12, 2010

WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund will consider Ukraine's request to restart its suspended loan program, ...

IMF's Lipsky: Reasons for optimism on economy

Reuters
March 12, 2010

PALO ALTO, Calif., March 12 (Reuters) - A top official of the International Monetary Fund, John Lipsky, said on Friday there was ample reason for optimism ...

CT Economy Review editors analyze state's grim budget

Wethersfield Post
March 12, 2010

2) An International Monetary Fund model projecting a loss of 89000 jobs but a weaker recovery of just 15000 net new jobs by the end of 2011. ...

Ukraine new premier vows new economic endeavors

Press TV
March 12, 2010

Everyone will be in charge of a certain sector," she said on her official website. "Of course there will again be kickbacks for VAT, all corrupt models for ...

IMF To Send Staff To Honduras For Econ Assessment

NASDAQ
March 12, 2010

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The International Monetary Fund plans to send a staff mission to Honduras next week, ...

IMF boss final statement on Zambia

Zambian Watchdog
March 12, 2010

Mr. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today in Lusaka at the conclusion of ...

Investors see past Ukraine default fears

CNBC
March 11, 2010

Senior officials have warned that the IMF may not return to prop up state finances until the second half of the year and that the country needs to find $3-5 ...

Finance minister delay "won't disrupt" IMF aid

DAWN.com
March 11, 2010

Karachi: A delay in appointing a new Pakistani finance minister should not disrupt the delivery of assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), ...

Naked Swaps Crackdown in Europe Rings Hollow Without Washington

BusinessWeek
March 11, 2010

That compares with about $271 billion of Greek debt, International Monetary Fund data show. There were swaps on a net $109 billion of 10 European nations, ...

Haitian president renews call for direct aid from US

Washington Post
March 11, 2010

His aides noted that progress on reining in corruption was one factor in the International Monetary Fund's decision last year to forgive $1.2 billion of ...