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Strauss-Kahn: Leave me and my love life in peace
Dominique Strauss-Kahn says he's sick of people trying to exploit his private life to make money. The former International Monetary Fund chief filed ...
Putin urges G20 ministers to consider social cost
Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Friday called on financial chiefs of the world's leading industrial and developing nations to consider the ...
Ireland seals ECB deal to slash bank bailout costs
Ireland clinched a long-sought agreement Thursday with the European Central Bank to restructure the loans used to bail out its failing banks, a deal ...
IMF tells Romania to push on with reforms
The International Monetary Fund has called on the Romanian government to implement deeper structural reforms and to apply for more European Union ...
IMF approves $18.4 million loan for Mali
The International Monetary Fund is giving war-torn Mali a vote of confidence with an emergency loan of $18.4 million. The fund's board approved the ...
Romanian PM: Patients to pay fee for hospital stay
Romania's prime minister says hospital patients will pay for treatment as part of an agreement with the International Monetary Fund to reduce spending ...
Fragile economy, other global woes dominated Davos
The fragile state of the world economy, along with the relentless turmoil in Syria and the rocky fallout from the Arab Spring, dominated discussions ...
Davos summit ends with warnings on global economy
The crisis mood is gone, but that doesn't mean you can slip back into your old ways — that's the message from top international finance officials ...
Greek opposition leader seeks to reassure the US
Greece's leftist opposition leader, Alexis Tsipras, was in Washington on Tuesday seeking to reassure U.S. officials that he would lead a responsible ...
IMF: Greece recovering, needs more EU cash
Greece has salvaged its economic recovery program following months of political uncertainty but still faces "enormous" challenges and will need new ...
IMF: Eurozone needs Portugal to stay on track
The International Monetary Fund is warning Portugal against the temptation to relax its contentious austerity drive, saying any backsliding could ...
IMF releases loans installment to Portugal
The International Monetary Fund is releasing a € 838.8 million ($1.1 billion) installment of its loan program to Portugal, while calling the country's ...
Egypt's Morsi tries to defuse flap over Jews slur
Egypt's Islamist president sought Wednesday to defuse Washington's anger over his past remarks urging hatred of Jews and calling Zionists "pigs" and ...
IMF approves ? 3.24 billion loan for Greece
The International Monetary Fund has approved a € 3.24 billion ($4.3 billion) loan installment to Greece, following an economic review. The decision ...
Ukraine reportedly seeking $15 billion IMF loan
Ukrainian news agencies are reporting that the government is seeking a fresh $15 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund. They say that ...
IMF warns French economy vulnerable to downturn
The International Monetary Fund warned Friday that the French economy, the eurozone's second-largest, is vulnerable to a downturn because of its ...
IMF urges full EU banking union to counter crisis
The International Monetary Fund urged the European Union Thursday to step up its efforts to stabilize the bloc's financial system by swiftly moving ...
French judges keep Strauss-Kahn pimping charges
Dominique Strauss-Kahn's legal problems are not over. French judges decided Wednesday not to drop pimping charges against the former International ...
IMF's Lagarde praises Euro deal on bank oversight
The head of the International Monetary Fund on Thursday praised a deal inked by European Union governments to create a single supervisor for their ...
Greece to announce bond buyback results Wednesday
Greece will reveal the results of a key debt buyback deal Wednesday, after an extended deadline for private investors to decide whether they will sell ...
Egypt judges say most will boycott referendum
Most Egyptian judges rejected any role Tuesday in overseeing the country's constitutional referendum, a move likely to cast further doubt on the ...
Court date in NY hotel maid's suit vs Strauss-Kahn
A court date has been set for next week to discuss a New York City hotel maid's sexual assault lawsuit against former International Monetary Fund ...
Egypt: IMF deal not endangered by political unrest
Egypt's foreign minister says the political unrest roiling his country after President Mohammed Morsi seized more power should not affect Egypt's ...
French court delays Strauss-Kahn charge ruling
A French court on Wednesday pushed back a ruling on whether to drop aggravated pimping charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former IMF chief ...